Rose and the Beast
Fairy Tales Retold
Francesca Lia Block's Rose and the Beast (2000) is a fae fiction novel. It deals with fairy tales.
24 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.
It runs to roughly 240 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Rose and the Beast
With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place.A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse.And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men.Within these singular, timeless landscapes, the brutal and the magical collide, and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen, a paintbrush, a lover, a friend, a mother, and finally, in herself.
Quick answers
Who wrote Rose and the Beast?
Rose and the Beast was written by Francesca Lia Block and first published in 2000.
What genre is Rose and the Beast?
It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is Rose and the Beast?
The median edition has 240 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Rose and the Beast?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Book of Dragons, Tuck Everlasting and The School for Good and Evil.
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