I'm always a slut for fairy tale retellings. "Six months passed and they sucked" is hard to sort of take in.īut it was cute. Most of the plot takes place during well over a year, but I doesn't feel like it, it feels like maybe a few weeks. Certain passages are just letters between the characters, time passes in a way that I had trouble accepting. As always, the book is better, but I do feel like giving the movie a new chance after reading this. I don't remember that much from it, but the book does differ quite a lot from the movie, from what I remember.
I saw this movie a few years back, after hearing way too many good things about it which obviously disappointed me.
Yaay! It's a bit sad that I have to feel that way, but let's not dwell on that. All the magic books and nice giants and well-meaning fairies and no rape. No, for real, I'm sticking to an earlier statement: children's fantasy is so much better than adult fantasy. (Running time: 5.I think I need a "needs more lesbians" shelf, but if I added that I'd have to go back and retag like 98% of the books I've reviewed, so that seems like more trouble than it's worth. Her voice adds charm and immediacy to a wonderful story already rich with excitement, adventure, romance, and mystery. Riegel narrates in a youthful, energetic tone that is perfectly suited to Ella's character. Instead of a demure heroine patiently awaiting a prince who will carry her off, this Ella is a feisty ball of fire with the courage and ambition to take matters into her own hands. But this imaginative retelling of the Cinderella story comes with a welcome twist. "If you commanded me to cut off my own head, I'd have to do it."Įden Riegel ( As the World Turns, Les Miserables) uses her youthful, energetic voice to lead the listener into a familiar world of fairy godmothers, wicked stepsisters, and handsome princes. Placed under the spell of a blundering fairy, she has no choice but to go through life obeying each and every order-no matter what the consequences may be. For young Ella, the heroine of Gail Carson Levine's Newbury Honor-winning debut novel, this is more than a fanciful wish it could be a matter of life or death. Synopsis: In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.Įvery child longs for the day when he or she will be free from meddling parents and bossy grownups.
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