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Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Montefiore, the farm of her beloved father, Don Vicente. One day a noble entourage makes its way up the winding slopes to the farmand the world comes to Montefiore. In the presence of Cesare Borgia and his sister, the lovely and vain Lucreziadecadent children of a wicked popeno one can claim innocence for very long. When Borgia sends Don Vicente on a year's quest to reclaim a relic of the original Tree of Knowledge, he leaves Bianca under the care, so to speak, of Lucrezia. She plots a dire fate for the young girl in the woods below the farm, but in the dark forest there can be found salvation as well. . . . A lyrical work of stunning creative vision, Mirror Mirror gives fresh life to the classic story of Snow Whiteand has a truth and beauty all its own.
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Clwojick
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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Current audio is tagged, and I‘m reading it for #FairyTaleReadingChallenge. So far it‘s just 😕 so I may try to squeeze in another Snow White retelling before the end of the month.

These 5 will help a lot with my #ISpyBingo - including mirror, oval, leaf, house, waves, writing tool, coffee, towel, and coloured chair!🙌🏻 There‘s gotta be a bingo after all that!😅

The two Merry Ghost Inn books will complete the series for #SeriesLove2023

TheSpineView Great job! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Good luck!!! 2y
Andrew65 I‘ve been enjoying the Kate Kingsbury series and read the first two so far. Be good to complete a series. 2y
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Roary47
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2✨Honestly, I‘m not sure why I finished it. It was a cruder version of Snow White. I thought it might just be the second book I read because I really liked Wicked from this author, but now I think I just don‘t like his writing style. I like his imagination, but this one I felt was lacking in even that category. Oh well, I‘m going to try the rest of the wicked series and then I‘ll call it there. #roaringwolf “Green”

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Roary47
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Well, I wasn‘t able to finish the last audiobook. However, I took a good chunk out of my TBR for February. Only had 7 spaces left. More detailed list to follow. 😊💛

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sprainedbrain
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Panpan

I plannned to give this book a so-so, but in a stunning plot twist (something the book lacks), it‘s a pan.

I thought I‘d love the insertion of the Borgias into the Snow White story. I thought I‘d enjoy the writing since I loved Wicked. I was wrong… either this went way over my head or it was pretentious drivel. Who‘s to say.

BUT, I got a book off my shelf after 10 years, ✅ed boxes for #Booked2022 & #52BookClub,& read my #DoubleSpin.🤷🏻‍♀️

⭐️⭐️

Addison_Reads I loved Wicked too, but sadly most of his other books I've not been a fan of. 3y
Butterfinger " in a stunning plot twist..." made me laugh. 3y
BethM I‘m with @Addison_Reads wicked was great and weird. His other stuff seems a bit dry and you‘re correct, pretentious. 3y
Reggie I loved Wicked sooooo much that to my surprise every other book I picked up from him, I have really despised. 3y
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Butterfinger
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Mehso-so

At first, I thought how clever to reinvent Snow White with Lucretia Borgia as the evil stepmother. I am just not one who appreciates Maguire's writing. Just too much consensual incest. Maybe, I will try Wicked again. I love the musical, but bailed on the book a long time before the adaptation.

#FairytaleReadingChallenge @Charityann

#Booked2022 title repeats itself @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen

Roary47 I‘m reading Son of a Witch right now, and in the same boat. I liked wicked better. Going to try Mirror Mirror pretty soon. 3y
Cinfhen Great review. How are you feeling?? 3y
Ruthiella I liked his book Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. Wicked was okay but is dragged in the middle. 3y
Butterfinger @Cinfhen I am feeling much better. Thank you. 3y
LibrarianRyan MCGuire is hard. I do end up liking most of his book, but he is a hard read. In this book all that time on the rocks becoming the dwarves and going back to rock. It felt like it was never going to end. But I agree, i love the setting and all, but it was so so for me as well. The only one I truely hated was LOST. 3y
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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Took a trip to Half Price Books and found an ornament we could see our reflection in! #ornamenthunt #reflection #bookstore #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs

Amiable Fabulous photo! 😀 3y
Clwojick ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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SconsinBookyBadger
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Bailedbailed

9+ hours and I keep losing my concentration. I‘m pulling the parachute chord and bailing on this book. I may try again months down the road, or it‘ll be a library donation if I‘m not in the mood to give tagged book another chance.

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JenDR
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I read Wicked last year and am interested to see how Maguire re-imagines this fairytale.

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Addison_Reads
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Mehso-so

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks Another book marked off, and another bingo.

This is one that has been on my shelves forever. I'm glad to have finally read it. Sadly though, it wasn't the greatest. The rambling history of politics bored me and I wanted more about Bianca. It is supposed to be a retelling of Snow White, but it ventured off topic too much.

Reggie I loved Wicked so much I tried two others of his and just gave up after that. 4y
Addison_Reads @Reggie I loved Wicked and Egg and Spoon. So many others of his I just didn't like though. I should stop trying, but I'm a glutton for punishment I guess. 😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks I've just never been able to get into any of his books, and I'm usually a sucker for fairytale retellings. 4y
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Addison_Reads
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I've had this book on my shelves for a long time. With Maguire I either absolutely love the book, or I hate it. I should give it a try one day.

#BoundTogetherJune @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620 Day 3.

Reggie Yes, Wicked is one of my all time favorite books. Read a couple of others and HATED them. 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
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TheSpineView
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Geenee Another one? Is this book new?? 4y
LibrarianRyan @Geenee Nope. At least 10 years old. Maybe older. Cant remember. I liked this book by the end but the beginning with the rocks, was so slow. Interesting, but ohhhhhhhh so slooooooowwwwwwwww. 4y
OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
Geenee What?! Oh. Thank you 🙏 for that 411. I can‘t believe this. @LibrarianRyan 4y
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tdrosebud
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Another on my TBR. I really intend to whittle that down this year. #reflection
#ANewChapter @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty cover!! 6y
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KtheBookwyrm
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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Yikes, I‘m a bit behind here. Goodreads has my full review.
I finished this earlier this week and did not care for it. At first I thought it was, but as I was writing out my review for goodreads I realized I actually didn‘t like it at all. The overall feeling I was left with was that everything—the plot, the characters, the world building—was vague and shallow. The potential of Lucretia Borgia was a huge waste and the biggest disappointment.

TheNextBook I wasn‘t big on this one either. This was the second book I tried by him and that was enough... 6y
KtheBookwyrm @TheNextBook this was my second too. I DNF‘d Wicked last year. I still have Lost, Ugly Stepsisters, and the tooth fairy story on my shelves and was planning on reading the nutcracker retelling but now I‘m in serious doubt. 6y
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KtheBookwyrm
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Waiting on a book to come in at the library so I‘ve started this in the meantime. I DNF‘d Wicked last year but I‘m hoping this will be different. 30 or so pages in and I don‘t hate it yet so that‘s a good sign. I do like books about the Borgias and found it interesting that he wove their story into a Snow White retelling.

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tdrosebud
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Until I started looking, I had forgotten how often a magical mirror appears in fairy tales. I think I'll stick with my non- talking, non-magic mirrors. #mirror #NewHogwartsAdventure @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️ 6y
vkois88 Beast 😍😍😍😍 6y
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Beachreader09
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What else to do at 1am but finished the last 60% of a book? I love how Gregory Maguire takes the stories we think we know and makes them believable.

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MommyOfTwo
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MrBook
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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These are the replacements for two of the books that have been borrowed off of my #WorldBookDay display. I'm replacing Algeria with Italy and Japan with South Korea. I think these books will get borrowed in short order 😁. #LitsyLovesLibraries

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mrp27
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#magicalmarch #mirrorimage

Maguire is hit or miss with me. I love to read well known fairy tales told from different points of view and Maguire often does that with creativity. However, it can be such a chore to wade through his layers of symbolism.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty cover!!! 7y
vkois88 Beautiful ❤ 7y
LibrarianRyan I liked this book but the first bit where the dwarfs are growing/evolving from rocks takes forever. 7y
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LibrarianRyan You should show the u see cover if that is your copy. 7y
mrp27 @LibrarianRyan I agree, that part took forever. I borrowed the book from the library when I read it so I don't have that copy. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I have your package for #Heartsandhardcovers ready to be shipped out!! I have to have a minor surgery Monday, but I should be able to get it out Wednesday or Thursday 💕❤️💕❤️ 7y
mrp27 No worries, please take your time in light of your surgery! I hope it all goes well, sending positive thoughts. 💐🤗 7y
LibrarianRyan @mrp27 I love that most of his books have an undercover. It's like a secret to the story. What the dickens didn't and it one of his better stories. Still literary but written for kids and way more approachable. 7y
mrp27 @LibrarianRyan I never noticed. 🤔 Thanks for the recommendation, I'm going to have to check that one out! 7y
LibrarianRyan @mrp27 it's the story of the tooth fairy. But there are two stories entertained. The second story is of kids living through a storm like Katrina or PR. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @mrp27 thank you so much 💕❤️💗 7y
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MommyOfTwo
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#FairyTale retellings! I love these things. #MarchInBooks

BookishTrish Me too! 7y
maich 😍😍😍 7y
Cheshirecat913 💙💚💛 Retelling are awesome!! 7y
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Marianna_Reads
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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Very small sample of my massive book collection for my #riotgrams #shelfie @bookriot

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LadyCait84
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“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.”

Well, this is off to a rather ominous start...

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MommyOfTwo
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JacintaMCarter
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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I decided that the first verse of #FlagpoleSitta could refer to the Wicked Queen. #90sInJuly

Cinfhen I can't believe after a year on Litsy, I'm still seeing books & authors I never knew of 😬 7y
minkyb Shocking! 7y
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SpeculativeFemale
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
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I have a distinct fondness for the #retelling of stories.

#Sizzlinsummerbooks @Tiffy_Reads

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JacintaMCarter
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I can't remember if I've used this one for a #shelfie before, but it's the bookcase I've had the longest, so I figured it deserved a spotlight. #ReadingWomenMonth

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ashlinisme
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She's the worst. #evilwoman #rockinmay

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MaleficentBookDragon
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Yesterday's #bookhaul from the Salvation Army store. I find something good every week. This stack was $4.90

LisaJo Three DuMaurier's. What a great book haul. 🙌 8y
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DebinHawaii
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Day27 #photoadaynov16 #fairytaleretellings I went through a Gregory Maguire phase several years ago and I think these are the only fairytale retellings that I have physical copies of on my bookshelves--although I think I may have a few others on my Kindle. (I know Lost isn't really a fairytale retelling but I wanted 6 books for the photo!) 😀 And... no apples were poisoned as part of this post!) 🍎📚🍎

LibrarianRyan The thing I love about Maguire hard covers, is that they are different under the jacket 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess I love him and saw him three years at the National Book Festival. He discussed how he came up with the idea for Wicked and broke out into song! Just amazing! What fun he is! 8y
Lucylovesreading I believe I have all of these. So good! 8y
Cortg I just picked Wicked up at a thrift store last week. It's been on my TBR list for many, many years! 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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I have a love/hate relationship with Gregory Maguire's books. I really liked Wicked but sometimes the writing put me off. I did not really care for Son of a Witch. I LOVED Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. I have high hopes for Mirror Mirror. #photoadaynov16 #fairytaleretelling

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JPeterson
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#somethingforsept #couldntputdown
I love me some Gregory Maguire. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister was given to me back in high school from a close friend, and after I devoured it, I quickly bought Wicked, Mirror Mirror and Lost (Son of a Witch wasn't published yet 😉, nor was Wicked a musical).

BarbaraTheBibliophage I love his work, and have a few unread in my Kindle library! 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess I love him. I saw him three years ago at the National Book Festival and he was wonderful! 8y
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JPeterson
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire

#somethingforsept #couldntputdown
I love me some Gregory Maguire. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister was given to me back in high school from a close friend, and after I devoured it, I quickly bought Wicked, Mirror Mirror and Lost (Son of a Witch wasn't published yet 😉, nor was Wicked a musical).

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TheNextBook
Mirror Mirror: A Novel | Gregory Maguire
Mehso-so

This was ok. Simply ok. This ties in with the Borgia family which made it slightly more interesting but meh... Ok

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