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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
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#80 on NPR's Top 100 SF/F novels of all time (2011 poll) http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/1390858...
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Kevin Xu
Jan 17, 2011 rated it it was ok
Shelves: did-not-finish
trying to make Oz modern does not work, Fairy Tales are not real! this is for people who do not really read real fantasies.
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Dustan
Nov 27, 2009 rated it really liked it
Beautiful characters. Great language, well put together for a great story with a bleak ending that to me, and me alone, was very sarcastic towards certain beliefs. Enjoyed it immensely, but the ending makes me think twice of reading another one of McGuire's books (probably ONLY because I have such a different worldview than he and it's depressing. He's an amazing author, that I can learn from. ...more
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Sonja
Feb 08, 2010 rated it liked it
I actually finished this about...a month ago.

I did like it, even if I had to start it up twice to actually get into it (which, you know, places Wicked in good company since I had to attempt to watch Doctor Who twice before I really got into it).

I liked the story itself, but I'm not really a fan of Maguire's writing style. It's very difficult to get into the story itself if I have to stop regularly to look up a word. Naturally, this could be considered a hint from the universe that I need to ex ...more
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Dee
Nov 30, 2009 rated it liked it
I read this for a book group. It was an interesting take on the land of the Wizard of Oz.
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K-la Hugie
Aug 19, 2009 rated it did not like it
Jen
Oct 11, 2009 marked it as to-read
S H A R O N
Nov 22, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Thomas
Jan 04, 2010 rated it liked it
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Katie
Feb 04, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Feb 24, 2010 rated it liked it
Maureen
Mar 11, 2010 rated it liked it
Nina
Jan 17, 2011 marked it as did-not-finish
Matthew Clanahan
Jan 18, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: sff, own-kindle, own-paperback
gord
Jan 20, 2011 rated it did not like it
Andrew
Feb 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy, pop-bestsellers
Tania
Jun 29, 2011 marked it as to-read
RL
Dec 10, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: legendary
M1
Mar 03, 2012 rated it liked it
Tam Linsey
Apr 20, 2012 rated it liked it
Nick Chase
Oct 24, 2013 rated it liked it
Rachael
Dec 14, 2013 marked it as to-read
Leanna
Feb 26, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Brenda H
Jan 06, 2016 marked it as tbr
Shelves: 1990s-published
MiryamC
Jun 06, 2016 marked it as to-read
Carmen Orellana
Jun 06, 2016 marked it as to-read
Yennifer
May 02, 2020 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy
Kevin Xu
Nov 04, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Brenda H
Nov 12, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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