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Book Review of Lost

Lost
Lost
Author: Gregory Maguire
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
LadyCrymsyn avatar reviewed on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6


I must admit, I was somewhat disappointed in Lost. Maguire made a phenomenal debut with Wicked, turning our understanding of the fantasy-land of Oz on its ear. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister was rewritten as a historical novel, debating on the concept of beauty. In both of these, Maguire kept to familiar framworks, and twisted them to show new facets.
In Lost, however, he seems to overreach himself. He includes elements of Dickens' Chrismas Carol, as well as stories about Jack the Ripper. For my part, the title of the book is appropriate, as the plot left me lost and foundering for my way.