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A review by rosemarieshort
Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
5.0
This book reminded me a lot of a film I saw recently called Company of Wolves. The film, as with this book, had a tone which was fantastical, surreal, at times silly and yet wholly engrossing. For the makers of the current 'dark fairytale' trend of films, take note - this is how it's done.
I enjoyed the way chapters were short, flitting from one thought to another in an almost dream like state. The characterisation of Bianca is perhaps a little underdeveloped, but this is made up with by the macabre imagery and the scintillation of the complicated portrayal of Lucrezia Borgia - at the same time sympathetic and infinitely hated. I liked his take on the dwarves and the mirror, both more or less added thoughts compared to the character driven path Maguire takes.
Overall this was an immensely satisfying, for me, retelling of Snow White. I would recommend it highly for those tired of retellings filled with syrupy romance and not much else.
I enjoyed the way chapters were short, flitting from one thought to another in an almost dream like state. The characterisation of Bianca is perhaps a little underdeveloped, but this is made up with by the macabre imagery and the scintillation of the complicated portrayal of Lucrezia Borgia - at the same time sympathetic and infinitely hated. I liked his take on the dwarves and the mirror, both more or less added thoughts compared to the character driven path Maguire takes.
Overall this was an immensely satisfying, for me, retelling of Snow White. I would recommend it highly for those tired of retellings filled with syrupy romance and not much else.