Egg & Spoon

I'd never heard of this book before until I randomly seen it in Barnes and Noble months ago. The cover is so beautiful and different, I'd never seen anything like it. I was so extremely interested in this book that I actually read the synopsis, something I rarely do. I loved the synopsis and I knew......more

Gregory Maguire's Egg & Spoon is a rich and layered story, full of gorgeous images and sentences, a matryoshka doll sort of tale. That is, like those nested dolls that show-up themselves in the story one inside the other, this book involves bits and pieces of stories, one inside the other and then c......more

I am a *huge* fan of Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked', though I think some of his other books kind of were...not at good. So I was very curious to read this one and to see if it was capable of living up to its promise. In short - yes and no. I loved the writing overall - it definitely reminded me of an old......more

I was given Egg & Spoon as a gift from Riverbend books at the conclusion of the Young Adult Bookclub that I had participated in. Having not chosen the book and having never read a Gregory Maguire novel, I didn’t know what to anticipate. Therefore, the pure joy of this book was a delightful surprise.......more

This was a fun, nonsensical fairy tale about two girls who inadvertently switch lives, find adventure, and discover that helping others, even in small ways, can encourage change......more