![]() ![]() ![]() Iris’ self-perception leads her to resent her stepsister, Clara, whose only fault is being too beautiful. There are enough forces warping peoples’ perceptions of themselves significant others don’t need to get in on the act. It’s bad enough that it’s Iris’ parent spreading these harmful ideas. Iris’ mom, Margarethe, is the origin of Iris’ lack of self-worth, calling her daughter plain and insisting no man will ever find Iris or her simple sister Ruth desirable. The conceit of Maguire’s story was this: what if the ugly stepsister wasn’t ugly at all? What if she’d been told her whole life by one person that no man would ever want her? ![]() The part I connected with was the plight of main character and aforementioned ugly stepsister, Iris. I love Gregory Maguire and have no intention of reading any of his books more than once.Ĭonfessions of an Ugly Stepsister was an odd blend of historical fiction and magical realism that offered an interesting take on the Cinderella myth. ![]()
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