Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire

Rating: 4/5

Summary:

Author Gregory Maguire of Wicked repute inspires a fairy story brimming with factors of Russian folklore. It’s a case of fallacious identification whilst a peasant from the geographical region switches lives with the daughter of a noble family. The Russian witch Baba Yaga and her residence that walks round on chicken legs absolutely steals the display on this book.

Strengths

The most exciting thing turned into the aggregate of many distinct forms of stories. Im a massive Russophile and I cherished the backdrop of the Tsarist regime with Russian mythology in a dystopian vibe.

Weaknesses:

I did however have a few issues the with the plotting of this book. There had been such a lot of transferring components of this story and that they didn't all paintings for me. They additionally didn't all appear important.

My Opinion:

I would suggest this book to fanatics of complicated and light-hearted retelling, a person seeking out a book where they are able to snicker out loud however nevertheless think, and people who love Gregory Maguire and his mixture of fantasy and politics. The target target market for this book has been regularly talked about. Whether it's far for greater of a center grade or younger grownup target target market is uncertain however one matters for sure, it's far a laugh and unique book that defies classification.