I am so glad that I didn't give up on Gregory Maguire after the extremely disappointing turn with Wicked. I approached Wicked with high albeit guarded expectations about the story only to be extremely disappointed.
Because Gregory Maguire's other books were already on my list I determined to read them anyway. With very low expectations I came to Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. Wow. What a wonderfully written book, terribly sad and so unlike the classic fairy tale.
Maguire doesn't delve into the world of the supernatural in this book although the supernatural makes a pronounced appearance in the book. Maguire plays on the superstitions ever present among the people of Europe during the days of the Plague. The characters are so real, so un-mythical.
I absolutely loved the book although I wish that the few disgusting words had been left out. Unfortunatley the mind locks onto those words.
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you make me want to read this book
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