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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West por Gregory Maguire
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

por Gregory Maguire

Séries: The Wicked Years (1)

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This book was the worst. If you like books written by misogynists (if every female character in the book is either a b**** or a dope then I'm guessing that Maguire hates women) who are into freaky sex scenes, then by all means read this book. The premise is great, but yuck, the characters are horrible and story just draaaaaags. ( )
  renee_desroberts | Oct 30, 2009 |
My only previous exposure to Oz is in the form of movies (the Judy Garland classic as well as "The Wiz" and "Return to Oz"), so there was probably a lot of irony in this story that was completely lost on me. All the same, I enjoyed it. Its assertion that evil is in the eye of the beholder (and the writer of history) was striking. The ending was a bit rushed, and the author did not offer quite as many explanations as I would have liked (such as *why* she was making winged monkeys), but all in all it was a good book. Now I want to read Maguire's other fairy tales from the bad guy's point of view. ( )
2 vote melydia | Oct 28, 2009 |
The premise was clever but what a clunker of a book. I enjoyed some of the imagery. Yet, it was as if the author sat around with a group of friends late one night and said, "What if we made the wizard Elphaba's father?" and "We have to make her a hermaphrodite." The beginning of the book had me engrossed. The middle (college years) dragged. The end was just plain silly. And yes, before I forget, the political and religious talk was preachy and quite uninteresting. ( )
2 vote DakotaDaisy | Oct 22, 2009 |
I really enjoyed this book, but it does all kind of start slipping once Dorothy gets involved. It feels like he just didn't know how to incorporate the actual events of the original tale. Not sure I will read any of his other books though - he seems to have worked himself into a really constricted niche. ( )
1 vote ascgrrl | Oct 21, 2009 |
I saw Wicked the musical which got me curious about the book. With the exception of character names and a few events, the two are nothing alike. Do not read this book expecting to have the same experience as you did with the musical.

That said, I enjoyed the book. It's well written and imaginative. It is not the Oz you may remember from the movie or Baum's books. This book is also very adult oriented and not for children. There are parts that are slow going and I got tired of the overly political themes part way through. ( )
  Narilka | Oct 15, 2009 |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060987103, Paperback)

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

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