Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Feb 05, 2008 Lasairfiona rated it it was ok

Shelves: havereadin2006-2007

I agree with Amy: I don't think this book did what it intended to do. Elphaba didn't really go in a believable direction for me. Her early life didn't make sense if you took her later actions into account. The author was obviously trying to make her character fit into a mold while still making her likable with angst and depth. It was a valiant effort and an awesome idea but it didn't flow for me. It was like the author had a few very specific images or ideas that Elphaba was supposed to go throu ...more

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Aug 24, 2008 Jen rated it liked it · review of another edition

I loved The Wizard of Oz as a kid, so the premise of Wicked - The Wicked Witch of the West's life story - was too good to pass up. I wasn't expecting so much political intrigue, but it was kind of fun, and I loved that she was a vegetarian and a progressive. The exporation of what constitutes evil was also intriguing. But something about the overall delivery was a little lacking. Maybe it was just too long, and some time periods too belabored. The section before Dorothy makes her entrance really ...more

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Aug 29, 2007 Chrystal714 rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook

One friend highly recomended this book and another hated it. So reading it myself I wasn't sure what to think of it. I loved the play so much, the book was a bit of a disapointment. I had a very hard time with the way she treated her son with such indifference. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't one of the best books I have ever read. It was disturbing and made me think. I think I would of liked it better if I was more in the mood to be disturbed. ...more

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Sep 19, 2007 Heather rated it liked it

Not sure why I have a rating on this since I have never read it. Weird.

O.K. It was just o.k. I think having seen the musical first kind of put me off the book a bit. And it was a tough book to get through - lot more intense and dark than the musical for sure. I guess I just wanted the written version of the musical. Oh well. Still a good book - better than the last book of his that I read for sure.

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Sep 07, 2007 Lbd rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Fun to read the "other" side of the story. I liked wicked over McQuire's other book, son of a witch. It was okay, but not as much fun to read as Wicked. ...more

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