false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177284892m/691985.jpg 394724 4 There is a reason for fairy tales: They are timeless, which means, among other things, that they are always readable. They are ageless, which means that readers of any age can enjoy them. Retellings and reinterpretations can be absolute page-turners if they are done well. This is one of those books that is a delight to read. First of all, the premise is fascinating. Rapunzel, she of the golden hair, actually has no hair at all. Her mother, who had expected a beautiful baby who looked just like her, refused to hold her, and happily turned her over to the witch next-door. The witch, Melisande, was not exactly a witch. She was an old-fashioned, "wise woman" who raised the child as well as she could for thirteen years. Now things begin to happen. First, a tinker shows up at their door with his apprentice. Rapunzel expects Melisande to throw them out, but instead she feeds them and offers them a place to stay. Times are changing, though, and soon the tinker tells them that the villagers are going to make them all leave. In a scene that reads remarkably like a pogrom, the fleeing "outcasts" find things out about each other and themselves. Melisande had a reason for taking in Rapunzel. She'd had a daughter of her own, Rue, who had been taken away by a wizard and kept in a tower—does this begin to sound familiar? Rapunzel is going to be instrumental in freeing the unfortunate Rue, if she can get over her jealousy. Rue is jealous, too—how could her mother take in another girl, is this girl replacing her? Now another point of contention appears—there is a prince who is searching for the girl held in the tower. Highly recommended. 2006, Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster, Ages 10 to 15. 678324 28 2 2006 Golden: A Retelling of "Rapunzel" (Once Upon A Time) total:769|5:190|4:291|3:207|2:70|1:11| 769 2886 1291 176 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 5 2 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 14:55:36 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 21:22:39 -0700 2009 Perfect . Exactly what a true fairy tale should be. I'm seriously thinking about reading ALL Rapunzel retellings to see if there is one out there that can do it better than Dokey.

Rapunzel is bald. What? Yeah I didn't think I could ge...more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 5 2 false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:11:32 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 18:04:08 -0700 2009
Rapunzel starts off by telling us that the tale we have grown up with about her is inaccurate and she precedes to tell us the real story. The st...more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 4 2 false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 19:04:34 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 19:17:51 -0700 2009 Quick Overview: Rapunzel is born completely bald, the one stuck in a tower is the...more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 5 2 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 18:31:51 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 13 17:19:23 -0800 2008
Golden is a beautifully done retelling of Rapunzel. Melisande the sorceress catches a man stealing an herb, rapunzel (parsely), from her garden because his pregnant wife has a craving. The mother, although beautiful, is selfish and is u...more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 3 0 false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:17:14 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:17:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 2 0 false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:17:36 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:30:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 5 2 false Tue Mar 25 19:53:39 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 19:56:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 2 0 false Thu May 07 10:25:26 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 10:08:07 -0700 2009 completely and totally bald this completely miffed me. And ...more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:24:02 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:24:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 4 0 false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 23:57:22 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 00:03:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 5 0 false Sat Dec 20 10:17:32 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 12:01:53 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 10:17:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 2 0 true Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 10:13:04 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 15:38:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 05 09:28:22 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 08 10:01:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 3 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 08:32:22 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 08:40:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 3 0 false Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 06:01:17 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 20:31:24 -0800 2008
I liked what Dokey did with Rapunzel and that the witch wasn't inherently evil. The ending was pleasing. However, it felt like asides on life/love/world took up 50% of the book. I don't mind a few thoughts but these slo...more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 5 0 false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 10:56:30 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 12:51:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 4 0 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 09:31:14 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 09:37:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 3 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 08 15:48:04 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 14 20:08:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 3 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 07:55:41 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 15:44:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 394724 1416905804 9781416905806 699 160 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174414238m/394724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394724.Golden_A_Retelling_of_Rapunzel_ 4 0 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 22:49:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 22:36:16 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=691985