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Book Review of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
reviewed on
Helpful Score: 5


If you think you really know the story of Cinderella--think again. Gregory Maguire is brilliant in his effort to intertwine a cornerstone fairy tale with the timeless debate of what constitutes "beauty." To what extent will one go to sustain it and what can one do to survive without it?