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 A true treasure! January 3, 2009
I'm a fifteen year old high school student and i am thouroughly in love with this book. I enjoy many different types of books, but this book stood out to me from the moment i first read it. My mother got me this book and i put off reading it for a while. But eventually I picked it up and finished it that day. I was absolutely captivated and unable to put it down. I have re-read it many times and i am still in awe of how beautiful the story and Shannon Hale's writing is. I will cherish this book for many years and will continue to re-read it. I love Shannon Hale and her book The Goose Girl!
A wonderful story!! December 1, 2008
Oh I love this book! So beautiful, it can make you cry, laugh or bite your fingernails. This is one of my favorite books of all time! Thanks Shannon Hale!=]
One of my new favorites November 29, 2008
This is another of my "good, clean fun" favorite books. The characters are engaging, and the storyline is clever. The story doesn't go like you'd expect (unless, perhaps, if you've read the fairy tale first). The world-building is very good, and the pacing is excellent. I liked the romance. For those who care, there were no sex scenes.
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I <3ed dis BOOK!!!!!!! October 21, 2008
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Goose Girl by Shannon Hall is like a realistic fairytale. Sure, it has its share of magic, but everything just feels so possible and there is such a struggle for finding one's place. Princess Anidora is such an inspiring character because her problems don't just solve themselves and she needs the help of others.
Ani, also known as Isi, is someone that you want to sympathize with because to be in her position just seems like there are so many obstacles to over come. And even though she seems shy and humble, she has such a strong soul and such perseverance. Her fight against someone who she once thought was her friend is so intense in every aspect. There are so many moments where you feel that Ani's fate is sealed, yet at the last moment where you realize that you are clutching onto something, she somehow escapes. Although many of her company were not so fortunate, she never forgets them and their devotion to her. I think that many of her traits such as these are so admirable. She is such a caring person when it comes to the people who have helped her in various ways. She never acts as though people owe her some sort of service, even when she is a princess.
One of the happiest moments to me was when she finally felt loved again from Geric, yet so sad when it seemed as though it ended. It broke my heart and I thought to myself that she is so lucky to at least have loved at all.
Although some parts seem gruesome and nerve racking, it makes you feel as though you are in the story itself and are in Ani's shoes. Ani is the kind of person a girl can look up to which I think is so important, and I think ads to the book's appeal to readers such as myself. The ending was spectacular however I won't go into detail, you'll just have to read it yourself, but trust me, the length may be daunting, but it is defiantly a page turner.
One last thing before I go, for those who have already read this book and are looking for another good read that is very close to the Goose Girl is The Book of Three series by Lloyd Alexander. They are just as captivating, but are still a different style of writing.
 Someone else actually knows this fairy tale October 5, 2008
For years I thought I was the only person on the planet familiar with the fairy tale of the Goose Girl. How thrilled I was to read a novel based upon the story!
Shannon Hale, as most writers of fairy tale retalings, goes an extra step to make a threat of warfare behind the simple story of a betrayed princess.
Ani is a princess with a load of responsibilities and loyalties, including an arranged marriage with the purpose of creating a union between two kingdoms. She also happens to have a special gift--speaking to nature (which fits very well into the original fairytale).
This is a story full of the usual romance and adventure, but it also packs an extra dose of magic and a surprisingly delightful addition of political strategy.
A great read
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