The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Ill tell you how i used to be kyle kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and. I was curious to find out whether the author had given kyle kingsbury the tattoos and scars, or if this was the movie makers decision. He plays a mean kyle asks an unappealing new student, kendra, to the upcoming dance as a practical joke, kendra, who is revealed to be a beautiful witch, transforms kyle into an ugly beast with fangs, claws, and fur. Kyle never missed an opportunity to let the inferior people know just how far beneath him they were, including his best friend, whose dad was merely a doctor. When a creepy goth girl challenges the whole idea of voting based on looks, he reacts. Kyle enjoys hurting the feelings of others less fortunate than himself. Cloaked is the most recent and very good but third best, in my opinion. In the book, beastly kyle kingsbury has everything he wants. Handsome, rich, snobby and full of himself, sophomore kyle kingsbury is one of the elite at his private new york prep school but when he insults a witch, he finds himself transformed, with a 2 year deadline to find true love or remain a beast.
It is a retelling of the fairytale beauty and the beast set in modernday new york city. Kyle kingsbury has appeared in the following books. Just because something is beautiful doesnt mean its good. Now his only hope is that lindy falls in love with him.
It was released in 2007 by the harperteen publication. Kyle kingsbury knows he is the sure winner for ninthgrade prince of the spring dance court. Beastly is clever i found beastly to be a clever take off on the beauty and the beast story that we all know from disney. I wanted more of author alex flinn and to explore her listopia of books like a giddy kid in a candy store. Mar 12, 2012 ill tell you how i used to be kyle kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. Flinn researched many versions of the beauty and the beast story to write her book. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the. No one can compete with his looks and his dads cash. Kyle is described as being handsome, with blond hair and blue eyes. The character of kyle kingsbury aka the beast developed gradually and realistically. Kyle kingsbury beastlybook wiki fandom powered by wikia. Its set in contemporary new york and we see the story from the beasts point of view. When he is being his usual jerk self in class, a goth girl named kendra explains to him what is wrong with him, kyle just shrugs it off thinking kendra was just a girl who wanted to be popular.
Kyle kingsbury has it all, but when he is nominated for prince of the. Beastly is a contemporary and original retelling of beauty and the beast told from the beast s point of view. After the spell turns his good looks into beastly looks, the story really begins. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night. Beastly ebook the seattle public library bibliocommons. So, how does the beastly curse befall the young kyle. Ill tell you how i used to be kyle kingsbury, the guy you wished you were. Beastly, written by alex flinn, is a high school version of beauty and the beast, where kyle kingsbury, the most handsome man in tuttle high school, is cursed as a beast.
A professional competitor from 20062014, kingsbury also formerly competed for king of the cage and was a cast member of spike tvs the ultimate fighter. This time it is updated to the present day with the main character being an ive got it all guy in high school. Kyle s father buys a house in downtown new york for kyle to stay in while he is a beast. In the book, he is a fabulous furry beast which i love but i found the make up in the movie rich, fascinating, and unique. Feb, 2017 maybe we judge people too much by their looks because its easier than seeing whats really important beastly, alex flinn first impressions. Beastly is a contemporary and original retelling of beauty and the beast told from the beast s point of view kyle kingsbury is the most popular boy in his private school, and he knows it. Based on the fairy tale beauty and the beast, it takes place in new york city and is presented from the perspective of the beast. In the story beastly, kyle kingsbury is a well known popular kid at his school in tuttle, new york. Kyle kingsbury is the son of manhattans news anchor, rob kingsbury. It is because of these traits that he is transformed into a hideous monster as.
The story follows the life of kyle kingsbury, who is turned into a beast. In the movie lindy wasnt as plain as i thought she shouldve been and kyle wasnt actually a beast, which has irked me ever since i saw the first still. It turns out this was the movie makers decision, thankfully as kyle is your more typical beast in beastly, not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright, in the book. I didnt know if id enjoy this ya book at first, due to the noted slow start, but by 14 of the way in, i was invested and looked forward to seeing how author flinn would bring the classic fairy tale to. Alex pettyfer as kyle kingsbury in beastly should you vote for me because im a rich and handsome guy. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of beastly by alex flinn. Kyle kingsbury is a gorgeous high school freshman, spoiled rotten by his famous anchorman father, a man whod rather dole out cash than affection. Handsome, rich, snobby and full of himself, sophomore kyle kingsbury is one of the elite at his private new york prep school but when he insults a witch, he finds himself transformed, with a 2 year deadline to find true love or remain a beast forever. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. Kyle kingsbury is a vain fifteenyearold whose only source of parental affection is guaranteed so long as he is constantly considered among the beautiful people, otherwise his workaholic father has even less time for him. He is ashamed to be kyle s father and doesnt talk to him anymore than he has to. But all that changes when a fellow classmate, who is actually a witch, turns kyle s appearance beastly, and he will remain that way unless he can find someone to love him.
Guys like phoebus in the hunchback, or dorian, or the old kyle kingsbury they can be scumbags to women and still get away with it because theyre goodlooking. Pdf beastly book by alex flinn free download 304 pages. Find out what it was like for the beast in alex flinns contemporary retelling of the classic tale. And before he turns into a beast, kyle is one mean, shallow rich guy who delights in verbally kicking the nerds until they hurt. Parents need to know that beastly is a contemporary beauty and the beast retelling told from the beast s viewpoint. Buy the paperback book beastly by alex flinn at indigo. Beastly 2007 read online free book by alex flinn in epub. I actually picked up this book after watching the movie adaptation of beastly i am so glad that i did because the book is so much better. Parents need to know that beastly is a contemporary beauty and the beast retelling told from the beasts viewpoint. Kyle kingsbury is a badass ufc fighter from cupertino, california. He is the most popular guy in school and dates the. Kyle kingsbury is also selfish, shallow, and cruel.
Free download or read online beastly pdf epub book. You should definitely check out flinns other fairytalesretold books. A change i did enjoy was the choice of makeup for the beast. Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my english class cast on me. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks uprighta creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. Set in new york city, a modern beauty and the beast, flinn intertwines multiple fairy tale. Trey parker was kyles friend at tuttle, but later on in the book betrayed him, saying he was a snob. Although there are no vampires, beastly has the same flavor of supernatural romance, told with beautiful writing.
Kyle kingsbury is the most popular boy in his private school, and he knows it. Kyle kingsbury is a gorgeous high school freshman, spoiled rotten by his famous anchorman father, a man whod rather dole out cash than. Gr 810privileged, popular, and proud, high school student kyle kingsbury. Ill tell you how i used to be kyle kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. This retelling was about a young man, kyle kingsbury kingsbury. Kyle kingsbury is an arrogant douche bag finishing up his freshman year of high school as one of the most if not the most handsome, rich, and popular guys in his hoitytoity private school.
I started this book and then had to stop reading it because my niece wanted to read it. Kyle kingsbury is the handsome son of a wellknown anchorman. Beastly is a 2007 novel by alex flinn, who later published a continuation of the series called the kendra chronicles. Hes the son of a rich, and equally arrogant, man, who thinks his son can do no wrong. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the chat room transcripts in which the character of kyle talks to other teens who. This modernday love story is based on the story of beauty and the beast with a twist.
This books takes a lovely fairy tale beauty and the beast and makes it mindless, trite, and boring. But then one day he makes fun of a creepy witch girl called kendra who embarrasses him. This modern retelling of beauty and the beast follows kyle kingsbury, an arrogant highschool student who has thus far gotten ahead in life based on his looks. In a sentence, a modern dayfuturistic adaptation of beauty and the beast. Beastly is a contemporary and original retelling of beauty and the beast told from the beasts point of view. All the girls love him, all the guys want to be him, and he knows this. Kyle kingsbury changed to adrian king is seventeen years old and resides in brooklyn, new york with linda owens and will fratalli. I admire the book and its main characters desire to learn what is real versus what is superficial. However, because of being given special treatment by others all his life, he has a rotten attitude that is self centered and degrades people that are not as good looking as him.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2007, and was written by alex flinn. Kyle loren kingsbury born march 22, 1982 is a retired american professional mixed martial artist. Kyle kingsbury is rich, tall, blond, perfect and a spoiled teenager that take. But all that changes when a fellow classmate, who is actually a witch, turns kyles appearance beastly, and he will remain that way unless he can find someone to love him. May 10, 2010 beastly is a retelling of beauty and the beast with a modern twist. Kyles father buys a house in downtown new york for kyle to stay in while he is a beast. With a new beauty and the beast movie hitting theaters in spring 2017, its time to catch up on all things beastly. If kyle kingsbury was the beast in this modern retelling of beauty and the beast, then kendra hilferty would be the evil witch that turns him into his beastly form.
When ugly girl kendra makes an appearance, kyle jokingly asks her to the upcoming school dance with the intention of shunning her in the end. Beastly is a retelling of beauty and the beast with a modern twist. Kendra goes by many different names throughout the story in order to secretly watch over kyle and his progress to becoming a kinder and more caring person. At the beginning of the novel, beastly, he is vain and enjoys humiliating others. I didnt know if id enjoy this ya book at first, due to the noted slow start, but by 14 of the way in, i was invested and looked forward to seeing how author flinn would bring the classic fairy tale to its end within the modern setting. The book gave more depth to kyles character, feelings, perspective of things. Beastly kendra chronicles book 1 and millions of other books are available for. The 2007 novel beastly, by alex flinn, is a modern fairytale. The story follows kyle kingsbury, a high school student, who has it all. Beastly is a contemporary teenversion of the beauty and the beast. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are magda, kyle kingsbury. Beastly is a young adult novel that follows the classic tale fairly closely.
Beastly by alex flinn reading beastly was like eating the most decadently addictive, gooey, fudge cookie i could get my hands on. Granted, this is a book for teenagers which is unfortunate because by following the original fairy tale story line, the author is unable to keep his hero from becoming a creepy stalker kidnapper. I read beastly and liked it way too easy to read though i havent seen the movie yet, but i madde this vid for no reason. What is kyle kingsbury like in the beginning of the book. Sloane hagen is the hottest girl in school, described by trey. So rob hides kyle in an apartment with a maid and a blind tutor. Beastly alex flinn hardcover harpercollins publishers.
Highschooler kyle kingsbury has the perfect life you have always dreamed about. Kyle attends the exclusive tuttle school in new york city and torments those poor unfortunates who lack his looks and wealth. However, once cursed to become a beast, he realizes that there is more than just. Kyle kingsbury is a teeange boy and the son of a big time new presenter called rob kingsbury. Beastly is a contemporary fairytale written by alex flinn and published by harper teen, a division of harper collins publishers. He lives in new york city and forced to stay a beast unless he succeeds in breaking the spell that turned him into a monster. Mar 11, 2011 the beast is kyle kingsbury, a very conceited, rich, popular, jerkofateen who thinks he has it all. It is a retelling of the fairytale beauty and the beast set in modernday new york city from the view of the beast. If kyle kingsbury was the beast in this modern retelling of beauty and the beast, then kendra hilferty would be the evil witch that turns him into his beastly form kendra goes by many different names throughout the story in order to secretly watch over kyle and his progress to becoming a kinder and more caring per. However, once cursed to become a beast, he realizes that there is more than just appearances. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the chat room transcripts in which the character of kyle talks to other teens who have been transformed into. This was a life lesson that kyle kingsbury needed to learn in alex flinns beastly. In the book beastly by alex flinn 2007, main character kyle kingsbury is very selfcentered and arrogant.
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