Man, no one in these comments like Maguire! I have to say that I actually do like him a lot, although Mirror Mirror is my least favorite of his books. It came off to me as very slow-moving and vague, and I never got into it.
My favorites of his are Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (though it comes off as much more YA than his other novels) and Wicked, which I adore. I will say that the book Wicked is very different from the musical, so if someone saw the musical first and came to the book expecting that, I'd see why they'd be disappointed. I like the book better (possibly because I read it first), but they are completely different creatures. I think of the book as more adult, dark, and political, but that could just be me.
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My favorites of his are Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (though it comes off as much more YA than his other novels) and Wicked, which I adore. I will say that the book Wicked is very different from the musical, so if someone saw the musical first and came to the book expecting that, I'd see why they'd be disappointed. I like the book better (possibly because I read it first), but they are completely different creatures. I think of the book as more adult, dark, and political, but that could just be me.