Not as pleased with this novel as I was with Wicked, but it was still worth reading. Not one of his best pieces of literature (if you would like to call it that). This book really has no thinking to it; it’s more of a book that you can read over different spans of time and not be lost in the story. Nothing of what you’d call a “page turner”

This was my favourite book by Gregory Maguire. I loved the characters and the storyline. When I read Wicked and Mirror, Mirror, it took me awhile to get through them, but I could barely put this one down. Well done!

Imagination NEVER ceases to amaze me. I am continually floored by the power of Maguire's imagination. His first work, Wicked, took the the Wizard of Oz to an entirely new level. Cinderella will now follow in those footsteps. The prose is conversational which keeps the story moving. The twists are delightful and revealing. The ties that can be made to modern life are uncanny. And the point of view that the tale is told from -- one of the ugly stepsisters -- gives a whole new meaning to the gift OR curse of beauty.