Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Mar 12, 2008 Terri rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, mythology-fairy-tales-legends, buddy-reads

The story of the Wicked Witch of the West from her POV. Been looking forward to reading this for a long time. Was not quite what I expected but I really enjoyed it. The thing is, it is not a fast read (and I am not sure why not).

Elphaba was destined for a hard life from the time she was born. Being green with scary teeth sure did not make it easy for her mother to love her.

Maguire gives a backstory to her, Glinda and her sister the Witch of the East. Not to mention, the Wizard, with a twist I wa ...more

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Sep 11, 2007 Tani rated it really liked it

Shelves: male-author, fantasy

The first two parts of this book captivated me. I loved the way that Maguire fleshed out the land of Oz with all it's various peoples, and although some people may have found it boring, I could hardly put the book down. By contrast, the final part was a bit of a disappointment to me. I understood what Maguire was trying to do, but I felt like a few things were rushed through too much and the emotional impact was lost so that Elphaba's later actions seemed not quite right. Still, I highly enjoyed ...more

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Aug 29, 2007 Chrystal714 rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook

One friend highly recomended this book and another hated it. So reading it myself I wasn't sure what to think of it. I loved the play so much, the book was a bit of a disapointment. I had a very hard time with the way she treated her son with such indifference. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't one of the best books I have ever read. It was disturbing and made me think. I think I would of liked it better if I was more in the mood to be disturbed. ...more

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Jun 06, 2007 Pamela rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, owned

After all the hype I'd heard about this book, I have to admit that I was a bit let down when I finished it. Much darker than I'd expected, the book is a thick read. But I love the retelling of the Wicked Witch story, and all of the characters and intrigue. I'd recommend the book to pretty much everyone except young kids--there's violence, and a bit of sexual content. ...more

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Jun 11, 2007 Joshua rated it did not like it

Shelves: quote-literature-unquote

Pure garbage. I know people think of this as a brilliant revisionist look at the world of OZ, but much like the Sci-Fi channels recent Tin Man miniseries fiasco, stay away from this one.

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Aug 28, 2007 Elizabeth rated it did not like it

I wanted to like this book because the story seemed like such a good one, but I eventually gave up and stopped reading because I couldn't stand the writing. ...more

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