Gregory maguire, the prolific author of wicked and dozens of other books. Known for twisting and subverting classic childrens tales to expose the deeper story underneath, gregory maguire wrote the bestselling book wicked. Talking generositybased publishing with gregory maguire the. Spoilers below im really taken aback by intense negative opinions people have of this book. Born in albany, new york in 1954, gregory maguire is the author of novels and stories for children and adults. Gregory maguire is an american novelist of fantasy and childrens novelist. Now, hes taken on the nutcracker a beloved holiday classic. He received his ba from the state university of new york at albany and ph. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gregory maguire books online. A brilliant and nicely offkilter reading of the childrens classic, retrofitted for grownupsand a lot of fun.
He continues his theme of fiction being a result of real life stories that are distorted by artists, but in lost maguire expresses this theme in a new and unique way. Used to being completely overwhelmed with the deep magic and inimitable creativity, humor, and darkness of gregory maguire, this book was a dead fish of a read. Gregory maguire returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named drosselmeier who carves him. Oct 27, 2015 if youre looking for wicked or any of gregory maguire s earlier books, you will be sorrily disappointed in after alice. Now a beloved classic, wicked is the basis for a blockbuster tony awardwinning broadway musical. Gregory maguire books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Maguire plays with the ancient archetypes at work in wonderland while injecting them with fresh perspective.
Gregory maguire, master storyteller and bestselling author of wicked, spins a magical and mesmerizing adventure set in tsarist russia. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Just as he did with wicked, maguire has turned the beloved childrens tale alices adventures in wonderland into an adult world with real problems and real rules yet still full of magnificent possibilities. I will admit that while it was interesting to see an author utilizing obscure quotes to entice the reader, if the reader wasnt a literary hound, the book was just plain tedious. In hiddensee, gregory maguire gets under the shell of. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 340 pages and is available in paperback format.
Gregory maguire books list of books by gregory maguire. Unlike many of maguires other adult novels, lost is set in the real world. The first edition of the novel was published in october 1st 2001, and was written by gregory maguire. A few weeks ago, my college buddy erica reached out to me and said basically, hey, you have a book blog. A terrible storm is raging, and dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin gage, who is telling a very unusual tale. The rabbit hole he leads you down in this book doesnt end up in wonderland but leads you nowhere and the trip is disappointing. Discount prices on books by gregory maguire, including titles like eleanor cameron. In conversation with mary norris author of greek to me april 23, 2019.
Maguire has lectured on art, literature and culture both at home and abroad. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, are transformational retellings of familiar childrens stories. Gregory maguire, bestselling author of wicked, combines fairy tale and folklore in this irreverent reimagining of the classic story of mistaken identity the prince and the pauper. My enjoyment of lost fell somewhere between wicked which i adored and just recently finished rereading and confessions of an ugly stepsister which i liked but was a bit disappointed with. Lost has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Jan 22, 2009 gregory maguire has found an interesting niche.
He is a writer, known for wicked, egg and spoon and wicked. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The celebrated author of between the world and me 2015 and we were eight years in power 2017 merges magic, adventure, and antebellum intrigue in his first novel in precivil war virginia, people who are white, whatever their degree of refinement, are considered the quality while those who are black, whatever their degree of dignity, are regarded as the tasked. Gregory maguire does for the dark and stormy night what he did for witches in wicked.
After getting tickets for wicked on broadway, i read all of the g. Many of maguires adult novels are inspired by classic childrens stories. The first, wicked, was very very clever, told from the point of view of the wicked witch of the west, who turns out to have. Gregory maguire returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous nutcracker with the life of the. Fairy tales are, by their very nature, magical things. Critics call his prose rich and maybe it is that but i find it confusing to point of sheer frustration sometimes. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west 1995, confessions of an ugly stepsister 1999. Gregory maguire has 88 books on goodreads with 1568372 ratings. Lost book by gregory maguire half price books marketplace. Gregory maguire was born in 1954 in albany, new york, usa. Gregory maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at oz the same way again. The novels concept is that the protagonist is a distant relation of the man who inspired charles dickens character of ebenezer scrooge.
Life and times of the wicked witch of the west wicked years book 1 oct, 2009. Dec 03, 2017 in hiddensee, gregory maguire gets under the shell of the nutcracker author gregory maguire made his name rewriting fairy tales. Gregory maguire loves scrutinizing the works in the field of arts. Oct 30, 2015 if you adored wicked, gregory maguire s hugely popular prequel set in a reimagined oz, you may be intrigued by the idea of after alice, his new novel published to coincide with the 150th. Wicked, lost, son of a witch, mirror mirror, confessions of an ugly stepsister. Gregory maguire ebooks epub and pdf format gregory maguire ebooks. Sign up for news and special offers from harpercollins. Gregory maguire, american fantasy novelist known for his wicked years series, notably wicked. Maguire is married to painter andy newman, whom he has adopted three children with. He takes fairytales we all know stories like the wizard of oz and cinderella, and tells them from another point of view. Gregory maguire bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Gregory maguire born june 9, 1954 is an american novelist. In reading gregory maguires new novel, after alice, it helps to have a working knowledge of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass.
Idina menzel starred in wicked, the musical based on maguires book. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at. He is also well known for three additional books based on the wizard of oz, as well as confessions of an ugly stepsister, based on cinderella. He often writes revisionist tales of classic childrens tales, such as the wizard of oz in his wicked years series or retelling snow white in mirror mirror. Gregory maguire, the acclaimed author who reimagined 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. Gregory maguire welcome to the world of gregory maguire.
Buy lost by gregory maguire from waterstones today. Gregory maguire s wicked is my alltime favorite book, so ill buy just about any novel he puts out. Gregory maguire born june 9, 1954 is an american novelist most known for writing the wicked years. He is also the author of the bestsellers confessions of an ugly stepsister, lost,mirror mirror, and the wicked years novels that, besides wicked, includea lion.
But something rather extraordinary happens to them after theyve been reimagined by gregory maguire. This is the second book ive read by this author so i can say that i really dont care for his style of writing. Lost, by gregory maguire here there and everywhere. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, the basis for the tony awardwinning broadway and international hit musical of the same name.
Unlike many of maguire s other adult novels, lost is set in the real world. His very first book the lightning time was published in the same year. With his spouse, painter andy newman, he adopted three children. Wicked, lost, son of a witch, mirror mirror, confessions of an ugly stepsister, a lion among men maguire, gregory on.
He was a professor and codirector at the simmons college center for the study of childrens literature from 19791985. When alice toppled down the rabbithole 150 years ago, she found a wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. I truly felt lost while reading lost by gregory maguire. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, gregory maguire just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature. Gregory maguire ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Download audiobooks narrated by gregory maguire to your device.
Oct 01, 2001 i truly felt lost while reading lost by gregory maguire. A potent ghost story is buried under several layers of complication and explication in this highly imaginative, unfortunately labored tale from the popular author of wicked 1995 and confessions of an ugly stepsister 1999 the fantasy elements that predominate in maguires work which also includes numerous juveniles are strongly present in the story of winifred. Gregory maguire, in full gregory peter maguire, born june 9, 1954, albany, new york, u. Gregory maguire books list of books by author gregory maguire. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. This book was a chore to read, and i only finished it because i had brought it on vacation and had no other options. Wicked author gregory maguire is headed out of oz wired.
Nov 01, 2015 maguire effortlessly leaps between the absurd illusions of wonderland and the building suspense of the search for the children in antique oxford. The book has an initial print run of twentyfive hundred copies the. Gregory maguire is the new york times bestselling author of confessions of an ugly stepsister. In after alice maguire masterfully mimics the quick, witty, and often nonsensical dialogue of carrolls original story. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like firstclass citizens, munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middleclass stability, and the tin man becomes a victim of domestic violence. I enjoyed all of them immensely except for lost, which i found boring, hard to follow, and not worth the read. A revisionist view of cinderellas adoptive family dominates this brilliantly plotted fantasy from maguire, a popular childrens book author whose first adult novel, wicked 1995, offered a similar reimagining of the land of oz. Gregory maguire is codirector of childrens literature new england, incorporated, and author of books for children and adults, including wicked. Gregory maguire is the bestsellling author of confessions of an ugly stepsister, lost, mirrior mirrior, and the wicked years which includes wicked, son of a.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Best known as the author of the wildly popular wicked adapted into a broadway musical and its sequels, as well as. Download and read online for free ebooks written by gregory maguire. In this brilliant work of fiction, gregory maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinningsand understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on carrolls enduring tale. Living in a home for home for orphans is never easy, but when you have physical difficulties such as being part deaf and having a speech impediment, its even more difficult.
Wicked transforms the wicked witch of the west from l. Here there be spotted such beasts of the gm realm as ghosts, aliens, genetically modified chicken monsters, and teens buried alive in an underground city of the future. Lost is a 2001 novel by american author gregory maguire. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Maguire as a professional writer started his work in 1978. See more ideas about gregory maguire, good books and my books. Once upon a time in albany, new york, gregory maguire was born. I think it more worthy of a thesis in a library bookshelf, than an enjoyable book. A lion among men the wicked years, book 3 by gregory maguire and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She spends a lot of time in the kitchen with one nun in particular. Pdf lost book by gregory maguire free download 340 pages. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west 1995. The life and times of the witch of the west, which inspired the hit broadway play wicked. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west and son of a witch.
Alice lives in an orphans home for girls run by some nuns. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are. He is also the cofounder of childrens literature new england and is still serving as its codirector. Oct 31, 2017 from the author of the beloved new york times bestseller wicked, the magical story of a toymaker, a nutcracker, and a legend remade. Furthermore, the national childrens book and literacy alliance includes him in their board of members. He has written 15 books and 1 series of 7 books for children. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, confessions of an ugly stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Gregory maguire books list of books by author gregory. Nov 10, 2011 an astonishingly rich recreation of the land of oz, this book retells the story of elphaba, the wicked witch of the west, who wasnt so wicked after all. The book son of a witch was intended as a response of mine to the second gulf war and to the pictures of people coming out of abu ghraib. He grew up loving to read so much that he decided to not only write stories, but to study them, earning a ph.
Gregory maguire audio books, best sellers, author bio. In 1987 he cofounded childrens literature new england. In 1987, almost a decade before the publication of his bestknown book, he founded a nonprofit organization called childrens literature new england. Gregory maguire is the author of the bestselling wicked. Son of a witch, the sequel to wicked, published in 2005. Gregory maguire collection complete wicked years oz series and fairy tales 7 novel set. This is the third book by maguire i have read and while i thoroughly enjoyed the others wicked, confessions i thought lost was by far his best work. Gregory maguire is the author of several novels for adults and more than a dozen novels for children. Gregory maguires wicked is my alltime favorite book, so ill buy just about any novel he puts out. Maguires mother died of complications from his birth.
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