Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving
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I agree. I'll definitely look up the other book you mentioned.
Is this an ARC? I don't remember seeing it available yet. Please let us know what you think!
I got an ARC of the new Gregory Maguire yesterday--looks interesting.
Would that be After Alice? I'm a little hesitant about this one. So many have tried their hands at a revisionist version of Alice in Wonderland, but none have been successful in my opinion. Hopefully Mr. Maguire's attempt will be the one.
It is After Alice. He's going at the story differently: this book is about the people Alice left behind when she disappeared, then follows a character barely mentioned in the original Alice in Wonderland as that girl follows Alice down the rabbit hole. It could be interesting. It's certainly not very long: 273 pages, double spaced & larger font size. I suspect it will read more like a novella than a meaty novel. Still, I really enjoyed Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Mirror, Mirror (the Wicked series stated fairly well, I thought, but he dragged it out too long), so I'm willing to give this one a try
I'll probably start it later today, and will be surprised if it takes more than a day and a half to read.
Just read the description of this book on the S&S site; sounds like it could be very good. Please let us know what you think when you're through, Bev.
Please let us know what you think. From the length of it, could this be one of his YA books?It is After Alice. He's going at the story differently: this book is about the people Alice left behind when she disappeared, then follows a character barely mentioned in the original Alice in Wonderland as that girl follows Alice down the rabbit hole. It could be interesting. It's certainly not very long: 273 pages, double spaced & larger font size. I suspect it will read more like a novella than a meaty novel. Still, I really enjoyed Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Mirror, Mirror (the Wicked series stated fairly well, I thought, but he dragged it out too long), so I'm willing to give this one a try
I too really liked Confessions... and Mirror, Mirror. Being a huge Oz fan, I had read Wicked when it first was published (way before the musical) and loved it. Of the sequels, I have only read Son of a Witch (great title!) and found it not even close in quality of storytelling or writing. The only other book by him that's I've read is Lost, which just left me... well... lost.
Nope, unless they change the genre category pre-printing. I'm not a YA reviewer.
This one sounds like a departure for him.
I've been jumping around in this one, too. I read the intros first, then the stories I've never read before. Then I read "Ur" with my Kindle open beside it to see how much he's revised it compared to the original version.
I was reading a book called Witch Island, got about halfway through it. It is kind of meh. I might go back to it. I probably would have really liked it in high school...maybe not even then, jr high...but it wasn't really calling to me to finish it so last night I started a reread of Rose Madder.
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Still in Derry, summer of 58, thoroughly re-diggin It. What I'm diggin most is all the back stories, the side trips, the town--Mike and his Interludes. Good lord.
Would love to know more of Derry's early history, so I would. Like the first settlers, or something. Have Roland show up and shoot something, I dunno.
Good damn book.
Would love to know more of Derry's early history, so I would. Like the first settlers, or something. Have Roland show up and shoot something, I dunno.
Good damn book.
Finishing Insurgent, then probably After Alice (Maguire's newest). It doesn't go to print until October, so the review isn't due until then, but both of my girls are champing at the bit to get to it I'll get it read in a hurry, for their sake.
I'll get it read in a hurry, for their sake.
Are you gonna read the third installment in Roths trilogy, Allegiant? It follows Divergent and Insurgent. I liked the first but thought they got a little weaker after that.Finishing Insurgent, then probably After Alice (Maguire's newest). It doesn't go to print until October, so the review isn't due until then, but both of my girls are champing at the bit to get to it
I have enjoyed all of Maguire's books that I have read, except for Lost, like carrie's younger brother mentioned. I have only read Wicked out of the Oz books, though. Have the rest of them, just have not gotten to them.Finishing Insurgent, then probably After Alice (Maguire's newest). It doesn't go to print until October, so the review isn't due until then, but both of my girls are champing at the bit to get to it
Did you finish that Oregon Trail book?
I did! It was interesting--very anecdotal, if you like that sort of thing. It made me laugh quite a few times, and think about how very hard that trip was for the original pioneers.
I haven't read the last of the Wicked books--can't even remember the name of it :/ I liked Wicked, but Son of a Witch and A Lion Among Men... not so much. I can't even remember if I finished the Lion book.
Probably. I agree--Insurgent is weaker than Divergent, but I've certainly read worse YA books. Unless it falls completely apart at the end (I'm about 2/3 of the way through), I'll finish
I'm reading the new stories first (I'm rationing them to one a day), then I plan on going back and read the introductions. I'm leaving Ur till last, then I'll reread the stories I already read in the original magazines.
John
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