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

3.4 AVERAGE

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jenniekeohane's review against another edition

2.0
Boring and tedious. The best part was when they were at university, but then there's like 300 pages after that.

nutmaeg's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sullylovestoread_'s review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ambrosyia's review against another edition

5.0
GREAT book! I loved reading from the Wicked Witch's point of view, and it really makes more sense than the orginal Wizard of Oz.

dammitjanet's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fiona1155's review against another edition

3.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Not what I expected 
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bairdthereader's review against another edition

4.0
Technically, this should be 3.5 stars. I might have liked this more had I not seen the musical first, though, so I rounded up. Complicated and occasionally confusing, the story is held together by Elphaba's strange, magnetic character. I kept reading through the blatant political and religious satire--normally one of my least favorite styles of writing--because I simply HAD to know her story, to know her. The ending felt a bit forced; maybe that is the real reason I can't give this book more credit. I wanted more for Elphaba in the end than an accidental death. I suppose that's the danger in creating a character (or rather, filling in the empty parts of one) whose fate is tied to a preexisting story.

nmporreco's review against another edition

4.0
well done for what it is! just a fun read... plus i saw the musical and wanted to read it before i went...
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suecur's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous challenging dark slow-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
I love the story of the Wizard of Oz and its many iterations. However, this one is a tough read because of the heavy politics and the vulgarity of the author. It just comes off a bit creepy. I DNF this book 12 years ago and finally got through it this time around.

sophiawhitworth's review against another edition

4.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes