adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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
adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Considering I'm not a fan of fantasy or the Wizard of Oz, I found this an engaging and well-written book. I'd go so far as to promote it as a coming-of-age political thriller set in a fantastical world.
adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There was so much stuff going on in this book. It felt like there was so much missing but also too much. But anyway I did enjoy it

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

I read this book in 7th grade and loved it. I read it again at 30 and it was just as good. Such a dark story, had me on the edge of my seat. Hell of a musical.

beinecker18's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 60%

Just so god damn boring. 
slow-paced
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Meandering, principled, imaginative. I first read this book before going to see the original Broadway production of Wicked. It was a tough read, somewhat meandering and not too tightly focused. But still, for the many themes it brings up - prejudice, justice, the search for power, the nature of good & evil - it's well worth a read.

People who claim that they’re evil are usually no worse than the rest of us… it’s people who claim they’re good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.