false 3682 18 2113193 2003 A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) total:15033|5:4461|4:4839|3:3857|2:1415|1:461| 15033 56523 21672 2490 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 1 58 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Oct 14 13:58:42 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 11:41:47 -0700 2007 A Great and Terrible Beauty is neither great nor beautiful, though it is indeed -- wait for it! -- terrible.

The characters are simple and one-dimensional, their actions both petty and selfish. I find it difficult to believe any one of the four girls at the heart of the story cared for on...more...]]> 304306 0385732317 9780385732314 895 176 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255665100m/304306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/304306.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 20 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 16:40:47 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 11:38:16 -0800 2008
That said, it's a very good one. You can read the summary on the book's page, so I won't go into that here.

I loved the juxtaposition of Victorian England, colonial India, and the fairy world. The protagonist doesn't belong in any...more...]]> 219760 0385730284 9780385730280 68 17 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255665110m/219760.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219760.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 3 9 false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 11 10:43:48 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:16:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 304306 0385732317 9780385732314 895 176 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255665100m/304306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/304306.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 3 10 false Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 06:43:01 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 11:43:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 2 9 false Mon Aug 11 14:42:49 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 23 08:06:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 8 false Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 13:22:23 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 09:27:18 -0700 2008
I'm really glad I did pick it up. I was sucked into the book from page 1. The author definitely has a way with words... She painted such a vivid image of the surroundings that I felt as though I was there wi...more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 5 false Mon May 26 16:33:08 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 18:07:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 634771 0689875355 9780689875359 178 47 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/634771.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 1 6 false Wed Feb 20 06:45:37 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 17:39:42 -0800 2008
It basically follows the same overdone storyline we've all seen way too many ...more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 3 6 false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 20:34:39 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 20:35:52 -0700 2008 A Great and Terrible Beauty is a young-adult-novel-slash-Victorian-romance-slash-magical-fantasy; it wants to be many things, but I’m not convinced it succeeds in any.

Great and Terrible is the first in Bray’s Gemma Doyle trilogy. Gemma discovers she has magical powers ...more...]]> 304306 0385732317 9780385732314 895 176 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255665100m/304306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/304306.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 4 2 false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 11:01:54 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 11:24:49 -0700 2008 1
Picture a Victorian finishing school . . . like out of Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess. Imag...more...]]> 634771 0689875355 9780689875359 178 47 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/634771.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 4 7 false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 28 08:21:35 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 08 16:03:33 -0700 2009 Twilight) but was unable to resist this one, probably on account of the cover because corsets and old-fashioned undies fascinate me (even my wedding dress had a corset back). And after the first chapter, I wanted to strangle the main charac...more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 3 4 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 20:41:24 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 20:56:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 304306 0385732317 9780385732314 895 176 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255665100m/304306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/304306.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 3 true Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 09:05:39 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 11:36:13 -0700 2008
This is one of those books that when you've finished it you feel like you've found a kindred soul in the author. It was a great story, really. But there was more, it probably deserves a reread on my part. It kept me thinking of all of the books I have read ...more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Apr 26 14:17:20 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 14:18:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 3 3 false Sun Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 14:13:15 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 12:29:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 304306 0385732317 9780385732314 895 176 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255665100m/304306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/304306.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 4 2 false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 04 00:17:46 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 06 13:33:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Feb 18 19:51:06 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 20:07:25 -0800 2008 I am definatley in love... haha
Okay so this book is set in the victoran times,in london, where women were to be looked at, and they were like trophies. They were for appearences and breeding purposes in ways, lol.Which if you know me at all, i am outragiou...more...]]> 304306 0385732317 9780385732314 895 176 3.76 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255665100m/304306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/304306.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 4 2 false Sat Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 11:57:06 -0700 2007 Tue May 27 09:53:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 2 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jun 15 20:39:06 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 09 19:21:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3682 0689875347 9780689875342 13752 2208 3.76 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3682.A_Great_and_Terrible_Beauty 5 2 false Thu Dec 04 14:07:25 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 13:10:59 -0800 2008 2 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3682