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Long before Dorothy arrived in Oz in a tornado, there was Elphaba. Born with green skin and ridiculed by both her peers and elders she would one day grow up to be known as the Wicked Witch of the West. But who was she, really? Maguire tells the prehistory of the Wizard of Oz from her perspective, and in doing so imagines a darker and more complex Oz.
Reclusive intellectual Elphaba goes to college and rooms with the beautiful and popular Galinda. There they become friends and rivals for both love ...more
Reclusive intellectual Elphaba goes to college and rooms with the beautiful and popular Galinda. There they become friends and rivals for both love ...more
After reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for bookclub, our group decided it was time to also take on Wicked, an off-shoot from the traditional tale.
I had seen the musical and fell in love with the wonderous music and colorful costumes. Would the book hold true?
My first attempt through this read stopped not much beyond page 75 or so. With the prompting of book club (about two years or so after my initial try), I picked the book back up and pushed through. I was suprised by how much I actually enj ...more
I had seen the musical and fell in love with the wonderous music and colorful costumes. Would the book hold true?
My first attempt through this read stopped not much beyond page 75 or so. With the prompting of book club (about two years or so after my initial try), I picked the book back up and pushed through. I was suprised by how much I actually enj ...more
I found this story disturbing and compelling. Although I read it several years ago, the images and voice have stayed with me. Oz was such a simple place before I read this book, a place my inner child could be happy, but now I see it with an adult's cynical eyes. I can't say I'm entirely pleased by this.
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Jun 22, 2008
Jennifer
rated it
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subject-fairy-tales-and-folklore,
fantasy
Oct 17, 2008
Christine
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really liked it
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Shelves:
fantasy-myth-and-fairy,
oz
Oct 27, 2008
Willow Curtis
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did not like it
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contemporary-fiction
Mar 21, 2009
Danielle The Book Huntress
marked it as to-read
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witch-sorcereress-healer
