Yes, I was coming here to say Briarley! But thought I should scroll down since someone had almost certainly gotten there first, and lo and behold.
Most of the other takes on Beauty and the Beast that I've read haven't really stuck with me, even if I enjoyed them at the time. I know I've read both Beauty and Rose Daughter, for example, but I couldn't begin to tell you what either of them do with the story, whereas a lot of other early McKinley was deeply formative for me. (I like T. Kingfisher's fairy tale retellings a whole lot, in general, but Bryony and Roses is one I haven't yet read.)
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Date: 2019-01-28 06:45 am (UTC)Most of the other takes on Beauty and the Beast that I've read haven't really stuck with me, even if I enjoyed them at the time. I know I've read both Beauty and Rose Daughter, for example, but I couldn't begin to tell you what either of them do with the story, whereas a lot of other early McKinley was deeply formative for me. (I like T. Kingfisher's fairy tale retellings a whole lot, in general, but Bryony and Roses is one I haven't yet read.)