Mirror Mirror

De: Gregory Maguire

Narrado por: John McDonough

“A brilliant achievement.”

—Boston Herald

“Entertaining…profound….A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain.”
—Christian Science Monitor

Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author who re-imagined a darker, more dangerous Land of Oz in his New York Times bestselling series The Wicked Years, offers a brilliant reinvention of the timeless Snow White fairy tale: Mirror Mirror. Setting his story amid the cultural, political and artistic whirlwind of Renaissance Italy—and casting the notorious Lucrezia Borgia as the Evil Queen—Maguire and Mirror Mirror will enthrall a wide array of book lovers ranging from adult fans of Harry Potter to readers of the sophisticated stories of Angela Carter.

©2003 Gregory Maguire; (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers

Loved It!

Would you listen to Mirror Mirror again? Why?

Yes I would! It was a get spin on Snow White with a little of the Borgia tales entwined! It was excellent!

a nice twist.

Would you listen to Mirror Mirror again? Why?

probably not...I didn't find it that interesting and don't feel like i missed anything a 2nd listen would clarify.

Would you be willing to try another book from Gregory Maguire? Why or why not?

maybe. wicked was excellent, but sometimes the odd sex references (which serve little purpose in the story) turn me off...

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

the queen

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no

H CC F G has

The most go get a drink or two of a beer reupholstered by your family and your friend to make sure they are not getting a drink of water

very interesting treatment

enjoyed the hysterical fiction heavily laden with factual references. amusing juxtaposition
of grimm's and history.

Gregory Maguire has done it again

This is a fantastic story.

I love the way that Gregory Maguire molded the story and characters, very fasinating.

If you loved the "Wicked Cycle" series, you will love this.

And all the narrators did a fantastic job.

Snow White?

I enjoyed this book,even though it was a bit hard to get through at times. It's a nice adaptation of the traditional Snow White story though far less wishy washy.

Interesting re-telling of the fairy tale.

I've read several of Gregory Maguire's books - Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Wicked, Son of a Witch and A Lion Among Men. I enjoy his modern twists on well-known fairy tales and his overall writing styles. He always incorporates elements of the fairy tales and weaves them into a believable and thought-provoking plot.

This book has a nice flow, and I enjoyed it. I would have rated it 4 stars but John McDonough constantly mispronounces "Lucrezia" and "Cesare" and it drove me nuts.

unfortunately not that captivating

unlike Hiddensee, where his elaborate descriptive prose was entertaining, here it was overly so and tedious. an entire chapter on a girl becoming a woman and the unpleasant of it. in addition, the use of two voices was annoying. the use of the female voice was infrequent. she represented a couple female characters but not only a couple of times. the balance of the many times a female spoke was that of the prime narrator. only one voice was necessary.

Genius combination of history and fairytale

Maguire is the master of reinterpretation. He combines a familiar narrative with two infamous characters. The result is delightful. I can't wait to listen again, I'm sure there's more pleasure to be wrung from this narrative.
John McDonough leads a talented cast of narrators who link and enliven the various elements of the story.

Not up to par

I really liked "Wicked" from the same author, and I had high hopes for "Mirror Mirror", but it just didn't meet Maguire standards and the plot seemed rather forced.