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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
by: Gregory Maguire

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060987527
ISBN: 0060987529
Label: ReganBooks,U.S.
Manufacturer: ReganBooks,U.S.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: December 01, 2000
Publisher: ReganBooks,U.S.
Studio: ReganBooks,U.S.
Sales Rank: 46933

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- I Confess better than Wicked!
A brilliant take on the story of Cinderella that I really loved. Very clever and much more human than his other stories as there are no elements of fantasy but its just as magical. Son of a Witch is in my opinion Maguires best book but this is a close second.

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- Beautiful re-telling
During an enforced 3-hour stopover at Los Angeles airport I found this and couldn't resist the cover or the blurb. I haven't read/seen any of his books, so had nothing with which to compare this, and I loved it. It runs alongside Cinderella in a non-parallel line which every now and again curves in to touch the fairy story and remind us of the original, but at the same time keeps very much to its own path. The setting of 17th-century Holland is evocative and atmospheric, including the use of art and the tulip-trade, the machinations of the desperate Margarethe are terrible and at the same time understandable, and Iris is - well, she's lovely. There are comments in some reviews that there is no magic in this book and strictly speaking that's ... Read More:

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- confessions yes, wicked no
This is my favourite book in this genre (I'm used to reading Sci-fi) I was pleasently surprised and couldn't put the book down I would definately recommend it.
However this book had my hopes up for 'Wicked' it was so bad I could finish it.

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- It's not Wicked
Unfortunately, this one is in a very different league, predictable, shallow and disappointing. Read Wicked, its fantastic, ....but I think Confessions was probably written to make the most of its success.

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- Strange Take on Cinderella
Confessions is a very strange take on the cinderella story. I enjoyed the plot as Margareath try's to keep her daughters from going hungry and off the streets. Cinderella or Clarissa (Clara) as a heroine is a minor character as was Bianca in mirror mirror. Gregory Maguire focuses more on the details of holland and the plight of the stepsisters and their mother really making the cinderella story in the background. A good read if a little confusing at times, if you percivere it is worth it.

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