Ella Enchanted

I've been forgetting to post about this and the 5th Ward (though anyone is welcome) book club is meeting this Tuesday at my house if you want to come. This is our extra credit book. I'll admit, the main book bored me and though it is so unlike me, I didn't finish it, I just gave up and returned it to the library. There wasn't anything offensive about the book, except how much of my time it wasted.

This book though, I loved it. Also, so unlike me, I saw the movie, years ago, before reading the book. No big deal. The book and the movie are very different. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie - I mean who could dislike anything with Hugh Dancy (well, except I do dislike Claire Daines since she married him, stealing him from the rest of us, and always gets to be with him.) But if you've had the misfortune of reading Wicked and then the fortune of seeing the musical, you know how movies or plays can be "based" upon a book, but tell a totally different story. Fortunately in this case, both the book Ella Enchanted and the movie tell a fun, clean story of the adventures about Ella of Frell (aka: Cinderella if you didn't already guess - the book makes it more obvious than the movie does).

It's a quick read. It's a fun read. I recommend you read... Ella Enchanted.

Enjoy and come join us Tuesday night.
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ella enchanted.

I've been a real reading slacker lately, and this was a great book to break me back into the habit! You all know how I feel about YA/Children's fantasy. I'm convinced that Gail Carson Levine is a perfect author. I read Fairest not too long ago and have since vowed to read all of her books. Here's a short plot synopsis of Ella Enchanted:

In this incredible debut novel comes the richly entertaining story of Ella of Frell, who at birth was given the gift of obedience by a fairy. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at anytime anyone can order her to hop on one foot, or cut off her hand, or betray her kingdom'and she'll have to obey? Against a bold tapestry of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella's quest to break the curse once and for all and discover who she really is is sharply funny and richly poignant. {stolen straight from barnes&noble.com}

The book is so much better than the movie. The movie focuses on the silly aspects of the curse and is really more of a comedy. The book has much more depth and is MUCH more romantic :) I give it 5 stars!