by Alice Hoffman
(Chosen by Elster)
Theme: A fairytale ending
Some background links to get you started:
- Review from the New York Times by Katharine Weber
- Alice Hoffman's website (including reading group guide)
- Review by Rebecca Abrams in The Financial Times
- Alice Hoffman and Judith Light discuss the book (on YouTube)
- Review by Tara Campbell in The Washington Independent Review of Books
- Simon & Schuster Publishers page for the book
What we discussed about the book:
- chosen because MC wanted something dark and gothic
- device of magic realism
- themes of strong women and Judaism
- is there always historical fact underlying fairy tales?
- why did the fonts swap?
- hoe (practically) do you wear gloves when you have webbed fingers?
- was Maureen her mother?
- does every criminal see themselves as the hero of the story?
- what was the role of the hermit?
-was the ending too neat?
Ratings:
Range: 5 to 9
Average: 7.36
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