Title: Too Clever By Far
Review: I was greatly disappointed by this book.Gregory Maguire clearly wants to make us think, and has written a complex and deeply-thought out book. His mistake was placing it in the context of "The Wizard of Oz". More generally, placing it in the genre of fantasy.The fantasy genre is the dive bar of literature: The inhabitants are rough around the edges, unpretentious, and not the highest-functioning people. Gregory Maguire's book is not like that. His book stands out like a gentleman dressed for the opera mingling with a bunch of drunken truck drivers.I read fantasy because I want to enjoy it. I don't want someone to try to impress me with how well he writes or what deep points he's trying to make. Stephen King writes well and is unpretentious about it. Gregory Maguire merely writes well.I suspect that people who are enthusiastic about this book don't read much fantasy.
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