Mirror Mirror

I just finished reading Mirror Mirror by Gregory McGuire. He's the same guy who wrote Wicked (which I didn't enjoy at all). I liked the spin he put on this overhaul of the Snow White story. He worked in Lucrezia Borgia in the wicked queen role, along with her brother, Cesare, both of whom were infamous for being the children of a pope and who spent their lives in pursuit of power by just about any means available to them. Weaving these historical figures into his story made it more interesting to read. This story also includes an eighth "dwarf" (for lack of a better word to call these odd creatures), apples from the Tree of Knowledge (yes, that one from the Bible), and, of course, a magic mirror. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading a dramatically different story of Snow White.