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I don't normally have a problem with weird, odd, off-beat books - especially in the fantasy genre - but this one... *shaking my head* I couldn't get through it. I made it 22% of the way through, as per my Kobo reader and felt defeated. I didn't like ANY of the characters and quite frankly, I didn...
This is the story of the Wizard of Oz – but told from the point of view of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. It’s a story of the brutal dictator, the Wizard of Oz and his coup that overthrew the old regime. It’s a story of his systematic marginalisation of the Animal population and escalating o...
Gregory Maguire is a great writer and he has a way of taking typically known stories and characters and turning them around. This story was amazing because you get to see the wicked witch of the west in a whole new light. I love 3 dimensional characters like Elphaba because they are not the typical ...
I tried reading this book once before, a couple years ago, and couldn't get past the first fifty pages. I ended up putting it down and storing my copy away. However, I've decided that I'll put this on my "to-read" shelf and perhaps try to give it another chance one day.
If you're a fan of the musical and now want to read the book proceed with caution! This book may have been the basis of the musical's plot, but it is something in a completely different vein. It is very dark in tone and lacks more then just the song and dance from the musical. BEWARE! I went into Wi...
It's been a while since I read this but I still remember my enjoyment of the first half and then my continuing irritation with where it went in the second half and the end. I just couldn't look back on the part that I'd enjoyed because I was so incredibly annoyed with the ending - in fact it was eve...
didn't actually finish. it was too dark and depressing for no apparent reason.
Let me just say something: this is the only Maguire I've ever finished, and I've tried all of them. The only reason I finished this one is because of my love of the musical, and sheer force of stubborn will. I loathe Gregory Maguire. As an author. And maybe as a person, if you are equating a person'...
I had heard SO many good things about this book and my parents said that the musical was amazing. The book was OK. I thought that it would be funny, but it was actually very political.I saw the Broadway play in 2011, and gained further appreciation for the satirical nature of the book. I wonder i...
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