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The second book I ever read by her, Ella Enchanted is one of my favorites. If you've seen the movie, allow me to be cliche and say that the book is a world away from resembling its film counterpart. Pretty much the only thing they kept in the movie was the names and the curse.
One thing I noticed while reading Ella Enchanted this time was how much Ella suffers. Gail Carson Levine wrote a book on writing, and that was a big rule: make the characters suffer. That way, the reader empathizes with them and relates to them. But I love that Ella never threw pity parties or moped around for long. Despite being cursed with obedience, she was a rebel to the end.
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