So...I begin this por saying that I am an adult fan of Ariel. Impacted por The Little Mermaid from the age of 9, I am an adult collector, and I currently have Ariel ALL OVER my adult bedroom.
I commend autor Liz Braswell on her "nods" to the elements found in the original 1989 film that is known world over. Some passages of the book she has written made sense to me, while other parts did not. *Eric getting a tattoo was not one of my stand-out favorito! moments, and it jarred with all of the proceeding characterization dado to him por the author*
I suppose, for those who didn't amor Ariel's original personality--- her impulsiveness, wit, and curiosity--- "seeing Ariel now 'reigned in' por ponderous adult responsibilities" provides a dimension that they'll appreciate more. Ariel spends most of the entirety of this book "as queen of Atlantica." There. No más spoilers. I, whose childhood was erected in much the same repressed household that Ariel's character "sprouted from," doesn't feel like "more was added to the character of Ariel" por having the mermaid "stripped of her dreams"--- and "saddled with guilt." This book focuses heavily on an Ariel who "is riddled with guilt for having wanted to be a human." lectura it, makes me wonder how this Ariel is really the same as the one in the 1989 film? If the 1989 film was about a strict parent (Triton) "relaxing his stranglehold on young adulthood," then this book really is about "a psychologically damaged adult mermaid" trying to "rectify problems that she did not, herself, create, but was merely 'a pawn' in, in the first place."
I don't understand the need for feminist trappings in this book, but like every disney movie o disney book these days, here the feminism is sprinkled heavily in as a confitería treat--- meant "to liven up the contents of whatever was already sweet” and "make it palatable for the newest consumers." Ariel was already a feminist character in 1989. Here in 2021, some 36 years later, she still causes a stir. There is no real need for "more feminist flourishes" on her character. Within this book, there is some lingering purulent odor, almost catering to the exact audience who has all these years "wished for Ariel to be punished" because she dared to leave the nest, and didn't want to be a mermaid in the first place.
Funnily enough, this version of Ariel LOVES her duality, and she prefers being a mermaid OVER being a human for much of the book. Talk about a 180 degree flip in identity issues. I found myself wondering how Howard Ashman would take all of this…
That being said, most of the nearly 500 pages of this book consist of very melancholy proceedings, not much helped por the villain's presence. As to Ursula's "goings on," this occurs only midway through the book. We only grasp how much of "a real presence and villainous" Ursula is, during the last third of the book. ( I suppose, I wish disney had clued Liz Braswell in on the "true reason Ursula got exiled por Triton"--- which would have made for a far better story overall--- hence, why I picked this book up in the first place! But alas. No true reason is revealed for why Ursula originally got ostracized. Bdumptsss).
Braswell is good at moving the audience to pity over the plight of Ariel's "lost voice, her lost father, and her lost future with Eric." Braswell also is good at moving us to pity over the loss of Eric's "awareness" and "his agency." This premise of this book is that Eric "was stripped of his agency" just as Ariel "was stripped of her voice." This made for rather funereal proceedings as it were.
I am not exactly thrilled after lectura this book, and neither am I totally disappointed. The "whiff" I got, along with Max, was that "nothing really new could happen for Atlantica o Eric's Kingdom even if Ursula won the game of dupes, and ruled over all." This was a let-down for me, because honestly, I was looking for why Ursula became so hell bent on revenge in situ.
Should tu read this book as an Ursula fan? As an Ariel fan? As a fan of neither one? Sure! It won't hurt to read it. But would I recommend this as something that should find a major place on your bookshelf at home? Nope. I think it's an "okay riff" on the musical piece that already exists. This entry into the plethora of The Little Mermaid libros neither improves nor diminishes the original characters, and it certainly doesn't improve on the original context and plot. I became frustrated that the care-free aspect was very much annihilated. The original feel of Ariel being synonymous with "fun" and "exploration" was lost to me, until the very last pages.
I commend autor Liz Braswell on her "nods" to the elements found in the original 1989 film that is known world over. Some passages of the book she has written made sense to me, while other parts did not. *Eric getting a tattoo was not one of my stand-out favorito! moments, and it jarred with all of the proceeding characterization dado to him por the author*
I suppose, for those who didn't amor Ariel's original personality--- her impulsiveness, wit, and curiosity--- "seeing Ariel now 'reigned in' por ponderous adult responsibilities" provides a dimension that they'll appreciate more. Ariel spends most of the entirety of this book "as queen of Atlantica." There. No más spoilers. I, whose childhood was erected in much the same repressed household that Ariel's character "sprouted from," doesn't feel like "more was added to the character of Ariel" por having the mermaid "stripped of her dreams"--- and "saddled with guilt." This book focuses heavily on an Ariel who "is riddled with guilt for having wanted to be a human." lectura it, makes me wonder how this Ariel is really the same as the one in the 1989 film? If the 1989 film was about a strict parent (Triton) "relaxing his stranglehold on young adulthood," then this book really is about "a psychologically damaged adult mermaid" trying to "rectify problems that she did not, herself, create, but was merely 'a pawn' in, in the first place."
I don't understand the need for feminist trappings in this book, but like every disney movie o disney book these days, here the feminism is sprinkled heavily in as a confitería treat--- meant "to liven up the contents of whatever was already sweet” and "make it palatable for the newest consumers." Ariel was already a feminist character in 1989. Here in 2021, some 36 years later, she still causes a stir. There is no real need for "more feminist flourishes" on her character. Within this book, there is some lingering purulent odor, almost catering to the exact audience who has all these years "wished for Ariel to be punished" because she dared to leave the nest, and didn't want to be a mermaid in the first place.
Funnily enough, this version of Ariel LOVES her duality, and she prefers being a mermaid OVER being a human for much of the book. Talk about a 180 degree flip in identity issues. I found myself wondering how Howard Ashman would take all of this…
That being said, most of the nearly 500 pages of this book consist of very melancholy proceedings, not much helped por the villain's presence. As to Ursula's "goings on," this occurs only midway through the book. We only grasp how much of "a real presence and villainous" Ursula is, during the last third of the book. ( I suppose, I wish disney had clued Liz Braswell in on the "true reason Ursula got exiled por Triton"--- which would have made for a far better story overall--- hence, why I picked this book up in the first place! But alas. No true reason is revealed for why Ursula originally got ostracized. Bdumptsss).
Braswell is good at moving the audience to pity over the plight of Ariel's "lost voice, her lost father, and her lost future with Eric." Braswell also is good at moving us to pity over the loss of Eric's "awareness" and "his agency." This premise of this book is that Eric "was stripped of his agency" just as Ariel "was stripped of her voice." This made for rather funereal proceedings as it were.
I am not exactly thrilled after lectura this book, and neither am I totally disappointed. The "whiff" I got, along with Max, was that "nothing really new could happen for Atlantica o Eric's Kingdom even if Ursula won the game of dupes, and ruled over all." This was a let-down for me, because honestly, I was looking for why Ursula became so hell bent on revenge in situ.
Should tu read this book as an Ursula fan? As an Ariel fan? As a fan of neither one? Sure! It won't hurt to read it. But would I recommend this as something that should find a major place on your bookshelf at home? Nope. I think it's an "okay riff" on the musical piece that already exists. This entry into the plethora of The Little Mermaid libros neither improves nor diminishes the original characters, and it certainly doesn't improve on the original context and plot. I became frustrated that the care-free aspect was very much annihilated. The original feel of Ariel being synonymous with "fun" and "exploration" was lost to me, until the very last pages.
Call me Anne. I wouldn't say my age because tu would be embarrassed but think older then Elsa. I loved the 90s princess (Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and Mulan) since I identify with them a lot. When I was in elementary&High school I did get bullied but that's a long time hace now. I amor some of the artículos I have read here on this site specifically the ones arguing about cenicienta not waiting around for a Prince to save her. Did tu know that it took from the 1800s to the 1912 before Snow White's and Cinderella's respective stories overlapped? And in the 1913 some guy who had the last name Powers who would later help disney with Steamboat Willie made his own film version of Snow White and borrowed the True amor kiss from either Grimms' Briar Rose o Perrault's Beauty in the Woods.
17. Noble Maiden Far-Merida
16. I'm Wishing-Snow White
15. I wonder-Aurora
14. When will my life Began?-Rapunzel
13. Almost there-Tiana
12. Someday my prince will come-Snow White
11. So this is love-Cinderella
10. Cinderella-Cinderella
9. A dream is a wish your corazón makes-Cinderella
8. Reflection-Mulan
7. Just around a riverbend-Pocahontas
6. Coluors of the wind-Pocahontas
5. How far i'll go-Moana
4. Belle-Belle
3. Something new there-Belle
2. Part of your world-Ariel
1. A whole new world-Jasmine
16. I'm Wishing-Snow White
15. I wonder-Aurora
14. When will my life Began?-Rapunzel
13. Almost there-Tiana
12. Someday my prince will come-Snow White
11. So this is love-Cinderella
10. Cinderella-Cinderella
9. A dream is a wish your corazón makes-Cinderella
8. Reflection-Mulan
7. Just around a riverbend-Pocahontas
6. Coluors of the wind-Pocahontas
5. How far i'll go-Moana
4. Belle-Belle
3. Something new there-Belle
2. Part of your world-Ariel
1. A whole new world-Jasmine
12. mulan wardrobe
I don't like her wardrobe, it's to plain and dark
11. Merida wardrobe
I like only her blue dress
10. Moana wardrobe
It's not very ugly but it look like strange
9. Pocahontas wardrobe
She's got only one outfit but I like it
8. Tiana wardrobe
I like few outfits but rest of them aren't my favorite
7. Snow White wardrobe
I hate her rags but her princess dress is very pretty
6. Ariell wardrobe
I like only bra, peasant dress and sparkling dress
5. jazmín wardrobe
I don't like her rags and purple dress but rest outfits are amazing
4. cenicienta wardrobe
I don't like only hand-made dress
3. Rapunzel wardrobe
It's pretty and it's in my favorito! color but I like two siguiente more
2. Belle wardrobe
I like all dresses
1. Aurora wardrobe
I think her dresses are amazing and colores are stunning
I don't like her wardrobe, it's to plain and dark
11. Merida wardrobe
I like only her blue dress
10. Moana wardrobe
It's not very ugly but it look like strange
9. Pocahontas wardrobe
She's got only one outfit but I like it
8. Tiana wardrobe
I like few outfits but rest of them aren't my favorite
7. Snow White wardrobe
I hate her rags but her princess dress is very pretty
6. Ariell wardrobe
I like only bra, peasant dress and sparkling dress
5. jazmín wardrobe
I don't like her rags and purple dress but rest outfits are amazing
4. cenicienta wardrobe
I don't like only hand-made dress
3. Rapunzel wardrobe
It's pretty and it's in my favorito! color but I like two siguiente more
2. Belle wardrobe
I like all dresses
1. Aurora wardrobe
I think her dresses are amazing and colores are stunning
12. Snow White
I don't really like Snow White, she was a little bit childlish and boring.
11. Aurora
She's so low because she didn't do anything interesting and we see her on screen only 18 minutes.
10. Tiana
She is good character, but a little bit too serious
9. Merida
She was interesting and funny, but I like siguiente eight more
8. mulan
I like mulan because she's very realistic, but I don't like her pessimism
7. Cinderella
She is my favorito! ,,classic" princess, she's interesting and dreaming.
I like her third movie ,,Twist in time" most
6. Pocahontas
I really like Pocahontas, she's very interesting and funny
5. Moana
I like Moana because she's adventurous and loves water
4. Ariel
She's great character, especially in TV series
3. Rapunzel
My favorito! ,,modern" princess, she's funny, dreaming and clever
2. Jasmine
She's rebellious, and I amor her quote ,, I'm not a prize to be won"
1. Belle
She's clever, dreaming about adventure and a little bit sarcastic
I don't really like Snow White, she was a little bit childlish and boring.
11. Aurora
She's so low because she didn't do anything interesting and we see her on screen only 18 minutes.
10. Tiana
She is good character, but a little bit too serious
9. Merida
She was interesting and funny, but I like siguiente eight more
8. mulan
I like mulan because she's very realistic, but I don't like her pessimism
7. Cinderella
She is my favorito! ,,classic" princess, she's interesting and dreaming.
I like her third movie ,,Twist in time" most
6. Pocahontas
I really like Pocahontas, she's very interesting and funny
5. Moana
I like Moana because she's adventurous and loves water
4. Ariel
She's great character, especially in TV series
3. Rapunzel
My favorito! ,,modern" princess, she's funny, dreaming and clever
2. Jasmine
She's rebellious, and I amor her quote ,, I'm not a prize to be won"
1. Belle
She's clever, dreaming about adventure and a little bit sarcastic