Spindle's End
- 422
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Spindle’s End” is a richly imagined retelling of Sleeping Beauty, set in a land thick with everyday magic. Robin McKinley follows the princess and the family that raises her over more than twenty years, and her heroine is far from the demure figure of the old tale. Some readers find the prose dense and meandering, the book too long and the ending less than satisfying. Lovers of fairy-tale retellings will come for its enchantment.
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About the book
Spindle's End is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty by author Robin McKinley, published in 2000.
Reading order · Folktales
Full order & progress →- BeautyStart here
7.67.6 / 10 - Rose DaughterRose Daughter–Not ranked yet
- Spindle's EndThis book
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 52 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 52 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Spindle's End?
It has 422 pages — shorter than 70% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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