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A review by labunnywtf
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
4.0
I really, really enjoyed this book. If you allow yourself to forget that it's a take on Cinderella, it is still a fabulous book. Once you get to the parts where you sort of snap to remembering, "Oh, right...wicked stepmother...", you're already entrapped in the world of Iris.
This is a truly wonderful take on the story. Margarethe, the wicked stepmother, is an evil evil cow. I was more than a little horrified when she told the clothier that she could offer him something in the future as payment, then called Clara forward. That was very shocking, though I should've seen it coming. I loved how Iris did take the role of "evil" stepsister, in the slightest ways possible, but it was still there.
The twist at the end was truly lovely. I really didn't see it coming, which I should've. That's been happening a lot lately.
Did I mention Margarethe is an evil, evil cow?
This is a truly wonderful take on the story. Margarethe, the wicked stepmother, is an evil evil cow. I was more than a little horrified when she told the clothier that she could offer him something in the future as payment, then called Clara forward. That was very shocking, though I should've seen it coming. I loved how Iris did take the role of "evil" stepsister, in the slightest ways possible, but it was still there.
The twist at the end was truly lovely. I really didn't see it coming, which I should've. That's been happening a lot lately.
Did I mention Margarethe is an evil, evil cow?