tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399859422667765397.post4964891463410252629..comments2023-01-17T03:11:58.820-06:00Comments on Not Now...I'm Reading: Mirror Mirror by Gregory MaguireAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07149104318536305196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399859422667765397.post-35842905903990423602011-04-19T10:56:33.273-05:002011-04-19T10:56:33.273-05:00Belle I think that is a good decision for you. I t...Belle I think that is a good decision for you. I think you'd be very dismayed by Maguire's blatant <br />lewdness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149104318536305196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399859422667765397.post-91165290547187983482011-04-19T05:19:21.234-05:002011-04-19T05:19:21.234-05:00I haven't read any of his. I think, Ang, you ...I haven't read any of his. I think, Ang, you are one of my book gurus and I will not be reading any of his too soon. Good post. BelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399859422667765397.post-21111324951630729782011-04-14T19:46:38.275-05:002011-04-14T19:46:38.275-05:00Happy to have you here, Amanda!
In fact, I've...Happy to have you here, Amanda!<br /><br />In fact, I've been meaning to bend your ear with the subject of Maguire's writing. I knew you were sure to have something to say.<br /><br />In fact, I saw the musical more than a few times. It doesn't bother me to see them more than once. Sure, I could have seen others that I hadn't seen but I went with people who were visiting us in London so I didn't mind at all.<br />The stageshow is much more interesting than the book and finishes much more quickly. Still, I enjoyed Hairspray more and my favorite was Jersey Boys.<br /><br />Anyway, no one can say that I haven't read enough of his works; I believe I have...enough even.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149104318536305196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3399859422667765397.post-70611060788154972682011-04-14T16:35:40.540-05:002011-04-14T16:35:40.540-05:00I read this one and Wicked. I was underwhelmed by...I read this one and Wicked. I was underwhelmed by both. In Mirror, Mirror, I kept waiting for something to happen: it never did. I think people like the idea of rewriting fairy tales or well-known stories so much that they don't notice that his prose his flat and his narratives long-winded. Also, I think the fact that people just love the musical Wicked but not so much the book Wicked speaks volumes about what popular audiences look for in a re-written fairy tale. The musical is about pretty & ugly, and Americans like that theme. The book is about class warfare, and Americans in particular don't like that theme at all.Laudignoreply@blogger.com