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I read about 60 pages and that was enough to know I didn't like the book.
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I really wanted to love this book. I have been a fan of The Wizard of Oz all my life and I enjoy fairy tale retellings, especially the ones that cast the villain in a sympathetic light (ie, Donna Jo Napoli).
That said, the story was uneven. Parts were brilliant and other parts had me skimming. Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West) is not evil; she is an intelligent, principled woman with an unfortunate skin color that has made her extremely self-conscious. She sets out to overthrow the Wizard o ...more
That said, the story was uneven. Parts were brilliant and other parts had me skimming. Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West) is not evil; she is an intelligent, principled woman with an unfortunate skin color that has made her extremely self-conscious. She sets out to overthrow the Wizard o ...more
Very interesting. I finished this book a few days ago and have been stewing about what to think…what to write. I liked it based on its originality, cleverness, characters, and readability. Yet, I don’t know if I will pick up any of the others that he has written in the same vein and I can’t put my finger exactly on why not. Admittedly it has been a really long time since I’ve seen the Wizard of Oz, and maybe I would have enjoyed it more upon a re-viewing of the movie. I have been thinking a lot
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This book had me mesmerized. It took me a bit to get into the feel and flow of it, but I loved the characters and land of Oz and the backstory to our technicolor understanding of the story of the Wicked Witch. I was fascinated with the character of Elphaba and even though I knew what was coming I was so sad to see her story end. I really wasn't sure I would enjoy this book because I don't do very well with fantasy type literature with made up names and places and creatures (and Creatures LOL) bu
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I picked this book up and began it a long time ago but I couldn't finish it. I tried two more times to get through but I couldn't get into the story at all. I kept losing interest and didn't like any of the characters. I might try to read it again since this is still quite a popular book.
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I thought this book was so fun! The ending I found to be weak, but since it was a creative prequel and we already knew the ending anyways that didn't bother me too much.
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So, so, so much better than the play of the same name.
Sep 11, 2007
Ciara
marked it as to-read
