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So, Wicked....did not work for me.
The rise of a villain is very easy to botch. You have to create a character, that when presented with a moral dilemma, ultimately makes the wrong choice and suffers the consequences. It's not that the choice isn't understandable, but rather that it is. We get why this person went so terribly wrong.
That's not at all what Wicked does. In fact, I don't think Elphaba ever actually does anything wicked. She's presented with struggle after struggle that is rarely her ...more
The rise of a villain is very easy to botch. You have to create a character, that when presented with a moral dilemma, ultimately makes the wrong choice and suffers the consequences. It's not that the choice isn't understandable, but rather that it is. We get why this person went so terribly wrong.
That's not at all what Wicked does. In fact, I don't think Elphaba ever actually does anything wicked. She's presented with struggle after struggle that is rarely her ...more
Apr 29, 2013
Margaret
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fairytale-myth-inspired,
2nd-world-fantasy
Everything about this book surprised me. I thought it was going to be cute and fun, but instead it was witty, cynical, with dark meanderings into human nature. I mean that description in the best way. I am definitely going to read the rest of the series.
Jan 12, 2012
Douglas
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
20th-century-literature
Mar 21, 2012
Beth
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
liburrry-book,
fairytales-retold
