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reflectiverambling_nalana 's review for:
Lost
by Gregory Maguire
Having read this traditionally after its first release I remember being less enthusiastic about it than Maguire's other work. However when this month's re-read challenge came along I thought this would be a perfect option for rereading a book to see how you felt about it after some space.
When I first came to this book I was primarily a fantasy reader with a dash of historical fiction and with a soft spot for animal narratives. Since then I've dove into more nonfiction, mystery, contemporary, horror, literary, and classics. and while I still stand by that it might not be my favorite of the works, I have a whole new appreciation for "Lost". I've read more on the history that the fictional author is delving into-both fictional and history of both Jack the Ripper and Charles Dickens as well as the eras of the past that are prevelent. I've also several years behind my belt being much closer to the age of the protagonist now. It is chilling how time really does make a mindset more relatable.
Having also read more of Maguire's work, I have a true appreciation for this as it is a risk stylistically. In some ways I think the language is more approachable. He still has lyrical and quirky comparisons but foregoes both some of the flowery and yet snarky or snappy thought and dialogue styles that are in most of his other novels that I know others have found off putting. In fact, it might be a more recommendable place for someone to start with his work if they are transitioning into books from say the literary fiction or mystery genre into fantasy and speculative/fantastical realism genres.
When I first came to this book I was primarily a fantasy reader with a dash of historical fiction and with a soft spot for animal narratives. Since then I've dove into more nonfiction, mystery, contemporary, horror, literary, and classics. and while I still stand by that it might not be my favorite of the works, I have a whole new appreciation for "Lost". I've read more on the history that the fictional author is delving into-both fictional and history of both Jack the Ripper and Charles Dickens as well as the eras of the past that are prevelent. I've also several years behind my belt being much closer to the age of the protagonist now. It is chilling how time really does make a mindset more relatable.
Having also read more of Maguire's work, I have a true appreciation for this as it is a risk stylistically. In some ways I think the language is more approachable. He still has lyrical and quirky comparisons but foregoes both some of the flowery and yet snarky or snappy thought and dialogue styles that are in most of his other novels that I know others have found off putting. In fact, it might be a more recommendable place for someone to start with his work if they are transitioning into books from say the literary fiction or mystery genre into fantasy and speculative/fantastical realism genres.