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Title: Lost: A Novel by Gregory Maguire ISBN: 0-06-098864-9 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.6 (102 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: "Lost" seems to be missing something
Comment: After reading "Wicked" and "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister", I had been really looking forward to Maguire's next foray into the flip-side of Fairy Tales. I was a little disappointed after reading "Lost".
In his latest work, Maguire tells the story of an American writer, Winnie Rudge, who travels to England to research a fictional novel she is writing about a girl who is searching for the ghost of Jack the Ripper (and partly to escape her own troubled past). However, when Winnie arrives at the family house in Hampstead, she finds her host/cousin has disappeared and his flat seems to be haunted. But, is this haunting actually the ghost of Jack the Ripper or is it the spirit of her great-great grandfather who was believed to be the inspiration for Dicken's A Christmas Carol? Or is the Ghostly presence something else entirely?
I think what was most disappointing was that there didn't seem to be a central Tale holding the story together. There seemed to be several different stories referenced, from "Jack the Ripper" and "A Christmas Carol" to "Peter Pan" and even "Alice in Wonderland". What I love so much about Maguires previous books are that I remembered reading the original Tales as a child and it was such fun to see a "behind the scenes" kind of viewpoint into my favorite childrens novels. I felt that "Lost" was lacking this quality.
For Maguire fans, while I would still recommend this title, I would advise not to hold onto such high expectations as I did or you will end up a little disappointed in the
Rating: 1
Summary: What a disapointment!
Comment: I loved Wicked and The Ugly Step-Sister. This book however I couldn't get through it was so uninteresting. Saved your money, do not buy this book!!!
Rating: 1
Summary: worst book ever by maguire
Comment: My first experience with the writer was Wicked...holy moly was it good. Then we read 'Confessions'...super holy moly, really good. Lastly we read Lost. WTF!?!? Bad, Bad, Bad. I am thankful i didnt pick this one up first. The book makes no sense. It seems to me there is a shortage in mushrooms, because Greggy seems to have eaten them all up.
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Title: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister : A Novel by Gregory Maguire ISBN: 0060987529 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Mirror Mirror: A Novel by Gregory Maguire ISBN: 006039384X Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire ISBN: 0060987103 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 06 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Six Haunted Hairdos by Gregory Maguire ISBN: 0064407209 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 31 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The Dream Stealer by Gregory Maguire, Diana Bryan ISBN: 0618181881 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 21 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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