A review by arundlestl
Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire

3.0

I was fortunate enough to meet the author recently and I asked him if his own childhood was awful, much like all of the characters in these books. His mother died and he was raised by his stepmother, which may help explain why mothers are so absent. Also, it's common knowledge that Gregory Maguire is gay. This series has a mix of straight, gay, bisexual and asexual characters. But I'm concerned that anti-gay right-wing people may say that the lack of good parenting is a contributing factor to "choosing to be gay".
Having said that, I must say that I truly love the characters in this series. I was sad that this was the final book, and took my time with it.