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Maguire's brilliantly imaginative tale of a novelist haunted by the unsettled spirits of Jack the Ripper, Ebenezer Scrooge and her very own past is brought to life by narrator Jenny Sterlin. An experienced children's fiction narrator, Sterlin brings an air of the fantastic and otherworldly to this supernatural tale. With her classically trained British accent the story becomes a fairy tale of sorts. Sterlin's superb reading guides listeners through the gloomy atmosphere of Maguire's London. With a large cast of murky and mysterious Londoners to voice, Sterlin provides a variety of grainy dialects and accents that help define each individually. Sterlin knows how to get and hold one's attention, and her sharp and often menacing tone demands the audience's consideration at every crucial and thrilling plot twist. Playing this audiobook with the lights down low on a blustery winter night is sure to spark the imaginations of listeners of all ages. A Harper paperback (Reviews, Sept. 10, 2001). (Nov.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --Ce texte provient de la Audio CD édition.

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Children's novelist Winifred Rudge flies from her Boston-area home to London to pay a visit to her distant cousin and old friend John. Instead of receiving his guest open-armed, John is nowhere to be found. His office staff is evasive in fielding Winnie's calls, and Mac and Jenkins, a pair of superstitious home remodelers hired by John to work on the kitchen in his absence, begin behaving strangely, as eerie symbols appear on the wall and inexplicable noises issue from the walled-up chimney space. That Winnie is not alone in her victimization by an otherworldly spirit is a good sign she's not having a breakdown. Maguire, who already has two best sellers to his credit (e.g., Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister) makes the supernatural chillingly real. Setting the story in Winnie and John's ancestral home and filling the neighboring house with John's intimidating new inamorata, Allegra, makes us root for the self-destructive Winnie, a most unlikely heroine. An essential purchase and a substantial Halloween treat. Margee Smith, Grace A. Dow Memorial Lib., Midland, MI
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Not as bad as everyone says!, Mars 12 2004
Par Erin Gillam (Knoxville, TN United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
I read Gregory Maguire's other three novels before finally getting around to Lost. The reason I put off reading this book was mainly because of the horrid reviews I read on Amazon. But in the end, my curiosity and respect for Maguire's writing got to me, and I picked up a copy. And my thoughts after I finished it?

What are people so upset about? I admit, it is possible that my expectations for this book were so low before I even started it that it had nowhere to go but up, but I think it was a good book that told an interesting story. While I will admit that I enjoyed his other novels more, I read Lost in 2 days and got sucked into the book rather quickly.

So why is everyone so upset about this book? I think the reason is that Maguire has deviated from his writing formula which won him the hearts of many a reader in Wicked and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. Reinventing well known fairy tales into novels for adults - what a brilliant idea! But Lost is a modern story about a realistic character dealing with realistic issues. There is a ghost mixed in with the story, but in truth the characters and situations are much more real than any of those found in Maguire's previous novels. The main character is seriously flawed, and in truth one may finish the novel and still not like her. But that is how real people are. Aren't most of us flawed and affected by the hard knocks of life? That is what you will find in the main character of Lost.

So, in summary I believe that people disliked this novel because they have come to expect a certain type of story from Maguire and in this case he did not deliver. And honestly, that is not fair. Gregory Maguire is a writer, which let's not forget is a form of art, and he has the right to follow whatever path or train of thought he likes in his novels. It is not fair to pigeon hole him into writing adaptations of fairy tales. Will this result in reduced sales for Maguire if he continues to deviate from this formula? Possibly, but I honestly think if you can step back and look at this novel without expectations, you will find it to be quite enjoyable.

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2.0étoiles sur 5 Disappointing, Fév 6 2008
Par Debra Fitzsimmons "Eire's child" (Collingwood, Ontario Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Ok...so it isn't as good as "Wicked" or "Son of a Witch"...who says it has to be? I'm not disappointed that this book did not reach the literary heights of the aforementioned books...because it would be unfair of me to be. I don't want to be compared to my brother because I am a separate entity from him...I want to be judged on my own merits, and those alone...so I give this book the same respect.

All of that being said, this is a book that caused me great frustration. As many others have pointed out, there are too many loose ends left dangling at the story's end...too much time invested in certain elements of plot which have no pay-off in the end.

I found myself particularly annoyed by something that had to have been intentionally avoided by Maguire...but the reasons for this avoidance are not clear to me. This story is constantly referencing Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"...the protagonist (Winnie Rudge - a surname which is the root of my frustration) is almost obsessed with the possibility that the Scrooge character was based on one of her ancestors. So over and over again, either Dickens or one of his characters are mentioned. How is it possible then, that with all of this Dickensian fixation, and this family name of "Rudge" littering the page, that a mention of Dickens's "Barnaby Rudge" is never made? Surely, the theory that Dickens knew Winnie's family (and therefore, modelled a fictious miser after one of its members) would gain strength from this piece of "proof."

It is a piece of work that drips with darkness...macabre and eerie at times...the sun doesn't even seem to appear until the very end.

Perhaps the "Lost" that Maguire refers to in the title is meant not to give hints into this book's plot, but more to forewarn the reader of their ultimate state of mind from turning the pages of this book.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Not That Bad, Mars 18 2007
Par David Connell "basileus2" (Hamilton, Ontario Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Despit it's flaws (and there were a few) I found myself intrigued by the novel. I thought the Christmas Carol mythology worked well in the story and enjoyed the new take on it. I disliked the protagonist immensely until I realized she was supposed to be the "Scrooge" character of the story. She isn't meant to be likeable and her actions in the novel (pushing people away continually) illustrate how she will end up like Scrooge, lonely and bitter at the end of her life. One character even calls her Winnifred Scrooge, just in case the reader misses the point.

The main problem with having a main character appear unlikable is that you have to have the secondary characters appear sympathetic. While colourful and interesting, the characters of Allegra, John, Jenkins, Rasia and even Kat Jenkins aren't that appealing so it is really no wonder Winnie can be quite rude to them at times. The only real likeable character in the novel is Irv, and even Winnie treats him horribly at times.

The revealing of the "mystery" was quite interesting I thought and I liked the little historical details, but I thought it was kind of rushed. I would have liked to have read more about the interaction of Winnie and Gervasa.

If you enjoyed MacGuire's other books, you may want to give this one a pass because I didn't think it was his best. But it was an interesting divergence from his usual genre.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Completely Disappointing
Having read Wicked, I couldn't wait to plunge into another Gregory Maguire book. Plunge I did, ploughing through chapters that barely held my attention as I held out for the... Read more
Publié le Déc 31 2005 par Joie

2.0étoiles sur 5 So Many Loose Ends
I'll admit I read this book cover to cover, but it wasn't an enjoyable experience in the end. So many questions left unanswered -- so many dead ends to the different plot lines... Read more
Publié le Juil 10 2004

1.0étoiles sur 5 Lost is the right name for this book!
Let me first start off by saying that, I am usually a Terry Maguire Fan. Everything about this book was Lost, the main character Winnie, the plot, me, and the usual Terry Maguire... Read more
Publié le Juil 2 2004 par mariebreedlove

1.0étoiles sur 5 What a disapointment!
I loved Wicked and The Ugly Step-Sister. This book however I couldn't get through it was so uninteresting. Saved your money, do not buy this book!!!
Publié le Mai 2 2004 par jennlock2003

1.0étoiles sur 5 worst book ever by maguire
My first experience with the writer was Wicked...holy moly was it good. Then we read 'Confessions'...super holy moly, really good. Lastly we read Lost. WTF!?!? Bad, Bad, Bad. Read more
Publié le Avril 14 2004 par Kristen

1.0étoiles sur 5 Worst Book Ever
Not only did this book seem to be written by another person entirely, but apparently none of the editors bothered to read it before they commissioned an artist for the jacket art... Read more
Publié le Mars 26 2004 par Emily Padilla

1.0étoiles sur 5 Why did I keep reading?
I muddled through "Lost" for a month before finally finishing it, thoroughly unsatisfied. The main character is so idiotic that I couldn't sympathize with her. Read more
Publié le Mars 8 2004 par Matthew Cuthbert

4.0étoiles sur 5 A Defense
I'd like to say that I staved off buying this book and only read it when given it as a gift. Having read Wicked, I thought the jacket copy of Lost looked lame. However. Read more
Publié le Fév 27 2004 par ewtobey

1.0étoiles sur 5 Simply Disappointing
I've been an Amazon customer since the beginning of the site (when they just sold books) and this is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review. Why? Read more
Publié le Janv. 24 2004 par Glenn Broderick

3.0étoiles sur 5 Unfulfilled Potential
After having read his previous two novels, I was excited to get my hands on this one, especially with the premise outlined on the dust cover. Read more
Publié le Janv. 22 2004 par B. Steele

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