Impulsively Reading Since...

I typed Shakespeare into LJ's search field.  I really did not expect this to elicit strange results - but it did.  Try it - it is fascinating.  Please report back.

Recently we saw this adaptation of The Tempest.  It was interesting, and we were really sorry that we gave up our first row seats – due to a mix-up with another audience member and his wheelchair - because we really would have liked to have gotten a closer look at the puppetry since that was what made the show, really.


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I've begun with Rose Daughter because I wanted to go in reverse order this time, and Beauty is not only first in sequence, but McKinley's first written novel.

A couple of links I've been checking out to add to the experience:

McKinley's site where she talks about Rose Daughter as well as Beauty and how events in her life shaped the books.
A review looking at both books and the differences between them at tor.com

Here's the first volume I'm seeing which is told from the Beast's POV, I'm sure there are more, I'm just taking this slowly - Beast by Donna Jo Napoli - going into my Amazon cart...