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Title: Briar Rose by Jane Yolen ISBN: 0765342308 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting twist on an old tale
Comment: "Briar Rose" is not a book I would have generally chosen to read. Therefore, it was a shock to find myself completely wrapped up in the story. Jane Yolen puts an amazing twist on the old fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty." Becca, the main character, is enchanted by the classic story of Briar Rose or Sleeping Beauty - a tale she had heard so often as a child - told by her grandmother Gemma. As she becomes older she begins to realize that this story is much more significant than she thought as a child. When Gemma dies, Becca becomes devoted to unraveling the mystery of Briar Rose which she comes to realize is actually the story of her grandmother's life. What happens here is truly amazing. The story captivated me as Josef Potocki, a man from Gemma's past took me on a journey through the Holocaust - sharing his memories of such a horrifying time and giving the details of Gemma's past. The castles and princes I had envisioned of the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" from my past take on a totally different meaning in this story. Yolen does a terrific job of combining a classic fairy tale with the horrifying reality of the Holocaust. Even if this is not the type of book you would normally read, you may be as surprised as me to have enjoyed it so much!
Rating: 4
Summary: Briar Rose Review
Comment: This book was very moving, touching, and powerful. Briar Rose is a story of survivors and victims.The author, Jane Yolen, did a remarkable job of combining the horror of the Holocaust with the old myth of a fairy tale. The writing flowed beautifully from the past, with the telling of the tragedy in the concentration camps and Becca's childhood, to the present with the desparate search of Gemma's true story.
The vivid depictions Joseph Potocki gave of his struggle made one feel as if they suffered right along with him. When Potocki told Becca and Magda of how he and his companions found Gemma, the words jumped off the page. It appears that Becca's search for her grandmother's story came to a close after she spoke to Potocki. I thought that she would be excited about the news but it appears that it was bitter sweet. Briar Rose is a powerful book that is recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: A great and entertaing story
Comment: Have you ever been told a farie tale from a loved one or someone who you think you know everything about? Did you ever think that you may not know them as well as you think? This is exatally what happens in the book Briar Rose, by Jane Yolen. In it the two different stories of the Holocaust and Sleeping Beuaty are wound together to make it very touching and very moving. In this this book, the charcter, Becca Berlin's, grandmother leaves a box full of old papers and pictures that sends Becca to Polond on an amazing adventure to learn what really happened to her grandma. On this adventure Becca learns that the tale that her grandma also told her when she was growing up was really the tale of her life as a Holocaust surviver. I would recommend this book to anyone that is into the Holocaust, but doesn't really want to learn that much about what happened in the concentration camps. This is a great book and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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Title: White As Snow by Tanith Lee ISBN: 0312875495 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Snow White, Blood Red by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling ISBN: 0380718758 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 1995 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Silver Birch, Blood Moon by Terri Windling, Ellen Datlow ISBN: 0380786222 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 1999 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: The One-Armed Queen by Jane Yolen ISBN: 0812564790 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears by Ellen Datlow ISBN: 0380778726 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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