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blue_savannah 's review for:
Lost
by Gregory Maguire
I'm thankful I'd read both Wicked and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (love that one the best!) before reading this. I might not have continued on to his other books. It wasn't so bad -- parts were really quite gripping. His writing is as beautiful as ever and the ghost story-ish beginning really got hold of me at first. But then things got really confusing. I kept at it because I wanted to see what happened, at least it had that much magic to it, but I was never sure what was up. On a side note, I was disturbed at first by his descriptions of prospective adoptive families, considering Mr Maguire is an adoptive dad himself, and it took some time to realize that it was part of a theme running through the book and eventually made sense. It's likely I'm just sensitive to things like that. It's not his best, but I've read it and intend to read the rest of them. If you read this first don't let it be your only one by Gregory Maguire. He's a lovely man and a beautiful writer.