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This tale is magically spun. Forgive me for the pun. I just wanted to have some fun. Oh gosh I really need to quit that! But more seriously I really did think this was done beautifully.
I have to admit I was kind of surprised about how much I liked this story. Don't get me wrong I love fairy tale retellings, but most of the time I enjoy them I just don't think they are very original. This was different though.
Suzanne Weyn chose the perfect setting. Early America during our Industrial Revolut ...more
I have to admit I was kind of surprised about how much I liked this story. Don't get me wrong I love fairy tale retellings, but most of the time I enjoy them I just don't think they are very original. This was different though.
Suzanne Weyn chose the perfect setting. Early America during our Industrial Revolut ...more
I read this book in about the same time when we were learning about the Irish in coming to America during the 1880's, so it pretty much helped me out. The Irish really were disliked, but...I still have trouble understanding why. This book was fantastic. I loved Ray, and I loved the realism put into this story and having it still be faithful to the Rumpelstiltskin story.
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I like mostly the part where it tells the weaving process and describes the factory condition in the late 19th century USA, something that I've practically never read before.
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Sep 01, 2009
Gaijinmama
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Danielle The Book Huntress
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Shellie (Layers of Thought)
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Oct 18, 2010
Denise
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Fairlita
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Apr 27, 2011
Mindy
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Patricia
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Jennifer
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Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
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Shannon
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Sue
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Mar 11, 2014
Beth
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Reem
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