Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
Synopsis: Another fairy tale told from a different view from the man who wrote the book that inspired Wicked the musical. Gregory Maguire's Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is the story of Cinderella with a new twist. You get to know the true stories behind the "mean ugly stepsisters" Iris and Ruth and their poor mother Margarethe. While this story still has of course a ball, a handsome prince, a lost slipper, and maybe even a fairy godmother, it will also change your view on the classic children's story. "In the lives of children, pumpkins can turn into coaches, mice and rats into human beings. When we grow up, we learn that it's far more common for human beings to turn into rats."
Synopsis: Another fairy tale told from a different view from the man who wrote the book that inspired Wicked the musical. Gregory Maguire's Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is the story of Cinderella with a new twist. You get to know the true stories behind the "mean ugly stepsisters" Iris and Ruth and their poor mother Margarethe. While this story still has of course a ball, a handsome prince, a lost slipper, and maybe even a fairy godmother, it will also change your view on the classic children's story. "In the lives of children, pumpkins can turn into coaches, mice and rats into human beings. When we grow up, we learn that it's far more common for human beings to turn into rats."
My rating is an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.
I purchased this book for my own personal collection at Target.
Reviewed by Libby
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