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I was actually surprised at how similar the musical was to the book. Not that they were THAT similar, but there were many more similar events than I was led to believe. I have to say I liked the book...it did make you think about many different things - religion, politics, the nature of good and evil. There were still many things I feel like I didn't understand, which makes me wish I read this as part of a class so I could find out more. Did they make a Cliff's Notes of this or something? In the
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This tells the story of Elphaba, made famous as the wicked witch of the west, starting with her birth as the unexpectedly green child who can't stand water. It presents her going through college with her roommate, Glinda (later seen as the good witch), and her little sister who lacks arms, but has the ruby slippers. Rather than being wicked, Elphaba is a political crusader, tirelessly working to save the sentient Animals from the evil policies of the wizard who puts in place discriminatory polic
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I read this years ago, but after seeing the play reread it as I didn't remember much. I'm still a big fan of the premise, telling the backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West, but I didn't remember this book being so dark. Like most fantasty stories Maquire invents much of his own language, but doesn't always explain what his creations are. He expects you to pick up many of that fantasies of his mind, which is a little annoying.
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I loved this book because it gave a different perspective to the Wicked Witch from L. Frank Baum's story. I was never a big fan of Dorothy, so reading the story from Elphaba's point of view was really a lot of fun. I do have to admit though, I enjoyed the musical SO much more than the book! I still really love the book and have read it numerous times.
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i didn't like it...at all...
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Jul 28, 2007
Chad
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Reina Lopez
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Katy
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Jan 08, 2008
Ching-In
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