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Cruella. La novela: Narrativa by Elizabeth Rudnick

gemsmagicalworld's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

surfpark's review against another edition

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2.0

Much like Disney has done with Maleficient, making a sympathetic origin story for a classic villain can be a challenge. Being a novelization of a film, this book reads almost like a screenplay, including scenes that were obviously written to be more visual than narrative. As with all of these types of books, you're likely better off with the movie in this case. Despite Rudnick turning this story into something readable, the story does drag on and wraps up a little bit too neatly.

grellsamaq's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

lmh5113's review against another edition

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5.0

A fun novelization of one of my favorite movies of 2021.

ashleyelmreads's review against another edition

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5.0

I took my hubby on a date to see this movie and have been obsessed ever since! I bought this book and a Cruella funko pop. I love the movie and this book! We seen the movie weeks ago, so it was fun reliving it through this book. Highly recommend!!

“Born brilliant, born bad, and maybe a little mad.” — Cruella

singh_reads_kanwar2's review against another edition

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3.0

This book is Disney account of girl who was raised by a couple but in the girl child age father met with accident and mother was murdered and Stella from the starting had a bad temper , she find Horace and one more guy and became friends and earn by stealing until one day , stella wants to follow her dream to became an fashion designer and while designing she came to know the real family dynamics and now she decided to take revenge and get what is her own, she destroyed her biological mother career because she want her dead and that was the best she can do and now she became the famous fashion designer in the city

cray0312's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

raven1030's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is so good.

kccool12255's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book was a lucky find; I love Disney novels, and I LOVED the Cruella movie. It was a bit tedious to have to read through all of those scenes again, but I did enjoy each character’s unique voice and the extra scenes and lines. Overall, it was good to be transported back into that world. (And Gerald stole the show, don’t even try to deny it.)

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the movie, and the world and characters it has created.
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christygsp's review against another edition

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4.0

THIS is how you do a book adaptation from a film. Not everybody does it well, but this one did. 
There was additional insights we didn’t get in the film, and it was beautifully written - drawing in a mix of the films tone and its own unique style together. 
Audiobook was frustration as every instance of the word ‘valet’ was pronounced incorrectly but otherwise it was great. 
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