Son of a Witch: A Novel
by Gregory Maguire
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Alas, that wasn't the case.
Again, 98% of this book is a great read. But the two main problems I had with the first book ...more
I thought the whinning in the first book Wicked was enough. The witch going on and on and on about she never did anything in her life. ...more
An explanation....I liked Wicked and I have read all of Maguire's other books. Every time a new Maguire book came out, I read it and they seemed to progressively go downhill. I didn't expect Son of s Witch to be very good, but I wanted to give it a chance.
The only reason that this book was possibly written, is due to the success of the stage musical o...more
Just as in "Wicked" I enjoyed the sub-themes of feminism and political activism. The connection to mordern day are plenty, and it is nice to see strong female leads. I am also a sucker for 'redemption' stories and it was good to see Liir come into his own and try to make amends for the very poor decisions he made in the past.
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I enjoyed the larger-than-life, sweeping feeling of the novel at times, but Liir's character was too whiney and confused. Most of his time is spent wandering around Oz, wondering what to do. This doesn't make for very compelling reading. The end of the book fell flat, ...more
I am a great an of Maguire and enjoy while being grossed out by his realistic (read graphic) descriptions of nearly every aspect of life.
"Son of a Witch" is Liir's story and throughout "Wicked" you never really find out if Liir really is Elphaba's son. In SOW, the same lack of explanation of Liir...more
Liir's search for Nor is never fully resolved or even really explored outside of...more
Here we have the main character of Liir and of his finding himself in the process of all his trials. His quiet and self-deprecating nature and a strength that ...more
I enjoyed finding out more about Liir. I felt he was shabbily treated in Wicked, so it was interesting to follow his development here. I did want to shout at him ...more
I just looked at some of the other reviews and disagree on so many levels. The kinship of Elphaba and Liir is demonstrated quite well through his behavior a...more























