Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

i really truly enjoyed this read it thru in one jacuzzi

I never really got the hang of this book. The writing is not flowing, you get the impression that you have to read a paragraph twice before you know what the author was going into. For me it was a boring read.

Enjoyable until about the last quarter of the book. At that point, the story began to feel tiresome and was no longer exciting or enjoyable. The "twist" at the end was an interesting idea but not enough to redeem the rest of the fifth part of the book. I haven't read Wicked yet and after starting this book expected I might - sadly, finishing the book doesn't inspire me to...more

Enjoyable until about the last quarter of the book. At that point, the story began to feel tiresome and was no longer exciting or enjoyable. The "twist" at the end was an interesting idea but not enough to redeem the rest of the fifth part of the book. I haven't read Wicked yet and after starting this book expected I might - sadly, finishing the book doesn't inspire me to read Wicked after all.   hide

I don't feel envy very often, but Gregory Maguire's work usually brings out the worst in me.