Ep. 19: Beauty by Robin McKinley

"He cannot be so bad if he loves roses so much." Beauty by Robin McKinley is one of the first modern fairy tale retellings as we know them today, so there's no better way to start our Beauty and the Beast Month!  Truly, this novel helped shape the genre that this podcast is all about. Drew's friend, Laura, joins us to talk about this formative adaptation of one of her favorite tales! Along the way we discuss the importance of names in this novel, the strength of Beauty's characterization, and much more. Plus, we drool over the particular magic of the castle library McKinley created!  As always, this podcast is not spoiler-free for the book being discussed, but this week we also mention a few spoilers for Robin McKinley's second retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Rose Daughter. We talk about Rose Daughter from 1:09:30-1:14:55 so please feel free to skip through that segment if you would like to avoid those spoilers!  Join our community! View all of the benefits of joining our Patreon including the Official Of Slippers and Spindles Book Club, exclusive polls, monthly bookmarks, Zoom hangouts, and more! https://patreon.com/ofslippersandspindles  Visit our our new merch story, Facebook group, Instagram, and more! https://linktr.ee/ofslippersandspindles  We love to hear from you! You can reach us at [email protected] Music: Through The Woods by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com