false<![CDATA[Beast]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993860m/81130.jpg811305Orasmyn is the prince of Persia and heir to the throne. His religion fills his heart and his mind, and he strives for the knowledge and leadership his father demonstrates. But on the day of the Feast of Sacrifices, Orasmyn makes a foolish choice that results in a fairy's wretched punishment: He is turned into a beast, a curse to be undone only by the love of a woman.
Thus begins Orasmyn's journey through the exotic Middle East and sensuous France as he struggles to learn the way of the beast, while also preserving the mind of the man. This is the story of his search, not only for a woman courageous enough to love him, but also for his own redemption.
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Beast retells the story of Beauty and the Beast from the perspective of the prince, which is new and interesting. What I really liked though was the different background Napoli gave the prince. Instead of being from European descent, he's the...more...]]>
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Beauty and the Beast from the Beast's point of view. Beast is a Persian prince who gets turned into a lion. Lots of little details about Islam and life in ancient Persia, but way too much focus on bodily functions from the point of view of a real animal--all lions do is eat,...more...]]>
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pari, and will remain in that shape until he is loved by a woman. Napoli treats the ...more...]]>
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Spinners but this is due to my love for the Moorish Renaissance era and the lore of Napoli's retelling of Beauty and the Beast involves a detailed story of a Persian Prince being cursed and his self-banishment from his own land all t...more...]]>
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50falsefalseSun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009Thu Apr 23 02:13:36 -0700 2009Thu Apr 23 02:18:16 -0700 2009 This book starts with the Beast, actually a son of the Sultan of Persia, and heir to the throne, in his home country preparing for a traditional Islamic sacrifice. By making a mistake,...more...]]>
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30falsefalseTue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009Tue Jun 23 10:45:04 -0700 2009Tue Jun 23 20:21:16 -0700 2009 I really liked how Napoli fleshed out the Beast and actually made him look a little bit humane.He has a good heart. I probably wouldn't go for him, but Belle is kind of...more...]]>
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Title Beast
Author Donna Jo Napoli
Publisher Simon Pulse
Year 2000
# of pages 260
Genre Fantasy
Reading level 14 and up
Interest level 14 and up
Potential hot lava: Animal mating, blood, animal sacrifice.
Gener...more...]]>
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30falsefalseSat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008Sat Nov 29 14:34:30 -0800 2008Sat Nov 29 14:42:02 -0800 2008
Beauty and the Beast, but for every good element of the book, there seems to be a frustrating one. The Islamic heritage of the protagonist adds an new aspect to the old story, and Napoli's treatment of religion in general is respectful and intriguing, ...more...]]>
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Beauty and the Beast. Well, not really. It is not based on the Disney version but based on the version of some dude (don't know the name)! Prince Orasmyn, of Persia is a very religious Muslim. When he lets people sacrifice a camel that he relig...more...]]>
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Beauty and the Beast story, but in the end, I didn't really like it all that much. I kind of wished that the author spent a little less time with the character development of the Beast, and did a little more with the story of the relationship between th...more...]]>
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