Wicked: [Movie Tie-In]: the Inspiration for the Smash-hit Musical and the Upcoming Major Motion Picture by Gregory Maguire

3.4 AVERAGE

jarvisa17's review against another edition

3.0
honestly only read it because people were talking about how crazy it was and was kinda disappointed, it was entertaining and really not that crazy of a book but i expected more than just historical classism and racism to be defining points in oz but alas it was written by an old white guy so checks out. would i recommend it no was it something to feed my wicked obsession atm yes.
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queenerdloser's review against another edition

4.5
dark funny tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kdswoff05's review against another edition

3.5
medium-paced
 I definitely love the movie and musical better… This book was very interesting.. BUT with that said I feel this book gets low ratings because it is more on the dark side and the movie/musical is fluffed up. The book touches more on hard life like political, fascism, populism, propaganda, and the scapegoating. It also touches on talk of suicide, drowning of a baby, murder, torture, implied rape, infidelity, and queer phobia. For those that don’t know, many classic Disney movies are based on darker and more violent fairytale stories than what is portrayed in the films. (Cinderella, The little Mermaid and Snow White) 

cristinc17's review against another edition

1.0


I couldn't finish this. It was so confusing and I felt like I was reading for school. I may pick it up here and there since I hate not finishing a book, but I don't want to waste my summer on it.
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simplysophiereads's review against another edition

2.75
challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Story & Plot 4/10
Characters 7/10
Writing Style 5/10
Themes & Impact 5/10
Enjoyment 6/10
Total Score 27/50

drcornflakes's review against another edition

3.0
dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

illiteratemagpie's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 50%
I got to the middle, the characters go off to think about stuff and nothing happens. The middle was so slow and soggy I just put it down.

sarahelizasmith's review against another edition

3.5
funny mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rachorg13's review against another edition

2.5
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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mindfulclaire's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes