Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale

 

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   smallgreenstar.gifsmallgreenstar.gifsmallgreenstar.gifsmallgreenstar.gifsmallgreenstar.gif    Five Stars   

Not your Mama's Rapunzel!

 I admit it.  I've never read a graphic novel.  The pictures in most make my eyes cross.  I like simple uncluttered lines of text. This graphic novel, however, may make me a fan of the genre.  Rapunzel's Revenge would never captivate readers if not for the amazing artwork.  In this spin on the traditional Rapunzel fairy tale, Rapunzel refuses to be the helpless beauty in the woods - waiting to be rescued by her prince.

As a young girl, Rapunzel began having strange dreams.  She dreamed of an unknown woman frequently.  The woman was kind, affectionate, and loving to Rapunzel - everything her own mother was not.  Rapunzel knew she should be grateful for the beautiful castle she lived in and fine clothing she wore.  Rapunzel, though, was miserable.  Her life was empty and lonely.  She was always isolated from other people, never allowed to explore beyond the castle walls.  Despite her separation, Rapunzel soon learned from her own observations that Mother Gothel was a cruel, cold woman - a witch with magic powers she used to dominate others. 

When Rapunzel finally manages to sneak away and meets the woman in her childhood dreams, she and the woman realize they are actually daughter and child.  Mother Gothel had ripped Rapunzel away from her mother at a young age, and her real mother had been grieving ever since. 

When Rapunzel confronts Mother Gothel, she finds herself in an even more miserable situation - she's locked away for years - deep in a tower in the woods.  Here, Rapunzel realizes she has to take a stand for herself, her real mother, and all the townspeople Mother Gothel has abused. 

Part fairy tale, western, romance, and comedy, Rapunzel's Revenge is a wild ride you'll never forget!  I couldn't put this book down.  Rapunzel is one of the greatest heroines you'll ever meet.  The expressive sketches in this graphic novel make the story come alive, with humor written within the graphics themselves.  Loved it!

21 comments:

  1. The book Rapunzels Revenge , was a sad book but yet turned out to be a halarious book

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  2. Rapunzels Revenge is a very good book. I loved it and read it about an hour! So its a easy read and its very sad at times but then your like oh yeah that was awesome!!!
    In Rupunzels Revenge she is kept behind this huge wall with a beautiful garden that Mother Gothel can magically grow. Until oneday she escapes and Mother Gothel catches her. Mother gothel locks her away in a tower and she leaves her there for about 6 years! The tree is a magic tree though, every year it gets taller and taller. So during those 6 years her hair grows really long and so one day she decided to brade it. She used her brades to latch on to a nearby tree and free herself. Then she pairs up with a convict named Jack and they have a little romance going on! So together side by side they use Rupunzels braids and Jacks mad skills to get Revenge on Mother Gothel.

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  3. Rapunzels Revenge is the goodest book i've ever read i'm sure if you sure if you read this book you would say the same thing.This book is mainly telling you what her mother did, speaking of mothers one of them were not her real mother her name is Mother Gothel she is a witch who knew how to grow things.
    Rapunzel finds out that mothr gothel has her real mother working in the slave mines.Once she figured that she got mad at mother gothel and ran away(you can say she ran away)then she seen brute someone who worked for mother gothel. eh whisperd in jer ear im sorry but i got to do my job.then he locked her in a tower.then her hair growed everyday she practice doing moves with her hair..............
    Once you read this book you would not be able to get your head out this book its a wonderful book if you read it. Maybe one day you will read it and like it also.

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  4. Rupunzels Revenge is a very good book. It is sad at times but in some parts your like oh yeah beat 'em up! Rupunzel is stuck behind this huge wall with a huge garden behind it where she is enclosed. Mother Gothel has these powers to make things grow faster. But behind the wall is something very bad! One day she escapes and sees what Mother Gothel has done to the rest of the place (read to find out). So Mother Gothel catches her and locks her away for a long time in a magical tree. Every year the tree gets taller and her hair grows longer. So one day she braided her hair, latched on to a nearby tree and escaped! She pairs up with a convict named Jack and her and Jack fight side by side getting revenge on Mother Gothel. Rupunzel and Jack also have a litle romance!!!

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  5. Rapunzel's Revenge was a really good book! I'm not really into graphics. This book made me want to keep reading for hours. I think this book is so funny how she is always saving the boy's life. I really liked this book. Everyone should read it.

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  6. I think Rapunzel's Revenge is a fun action book that can make you laugh your socks off. I think everyone who reads this book will love it.

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  7. This Rapunzel's Revenge was very interesting to me. I usually dont like to read books but, this got my attention and i couldnt put it down untill finished! I really think this book was funny humurous and a good book to read. This book was evetualey sad but ended up to be a great story!

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  8. Rapunzel's Revenge is very good I liked it a lot! I hope other people will wan't to read it.

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  9. Rapunzel's Revenge is a very good commic book. It has good details in like a chapter book. The book has some love connections in it and then its just dangerous.

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  10. this was a funny book 2 me.

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  11. It was a pretty good book. a bunch of action!

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  12. i liked the story and all the action

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  13. I think that Repunzels revenge was a good book. I think it is cool that repunzel never on somebody to do anything for, she did it her self. I like how repunzel is very brave and determined to get away from Mother Gothel. I also think that it was wrong the way Mother gothel ripped Repunzel away from her mother when she was younger.

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  14. i realy don't read comic books but this book was great. It different from the story we all have read,but it is better. My favorite part is when repunzel put on her pretty dress for the pary and made her hair in that large braid.

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  15. This book was gerat . This book is better from the real story.

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  16. This book is like a comic book which makes it fun to read and it has a lot of grapichs. this a really funny book and it has a lot of action.it is really good.

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  17. rapunzal's revenge is a keep you on the edge book! its about everyone favorite rapunzal. all her life shes benn waht she calls it trapped in who she thought was her mother's villa. her mother had the power to grow and kill whtever she wanted so she is the ruler of the world.
    punzies favorite place of the villa is the hugggggggeeeeeee garden. she climbs trees and romes about every day wich to her is prison. in the garden is a huge wall were she cant see out and noone can see one day she gets out and boy does she get a suprise. wanna no more well' read it yourself you be very suprised

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  18. this book was great. Its about a little girl who lifes with her mother gothel(a very evil lady with magic powers).Well one day she found out that her real mother was a slave and mother gothel took her to a huge tree and made her life there.Than Rrepunzel's hair grew very long that she could clim down the tree.From there on its a huge adventure as she tries to let her real mother free from mother gothel.

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  19. I read it and absolutely loved it anyone would too. It's like an action movie but in a crazy fun book, and you wont believe what happens at the end.

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  20. I read it and absolutely loved it anyone would too. It's like an action movie but in a crazy fun book, and you wont believe what happens at the end. mother Gothel does something you wont believe.

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  21. I love the book i love the theme of it and the background it is like and action movie but in a crazy fun book. WITH A TWIST

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