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11.2k reviews for:
Wicked: [Movie Tie-In]: the Inspiration for the Smash-hit Musical and the Upcoming Major Motion Picture
Gregory Maguire
3.4 AVERAGE
11.2k reviews for:
Wicked: [Movie Tie-In]: the Inspiration for the Smash-hit Musical and the Upcoming Major Motion Picture
Gregory Maguire
3.4 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My rating is a 2
It’s a fucking Miracle that this got turned into one of the best musicals of all time. It’s crazy someone read this and was like “I bet I could make this better” and then proceeded to do so.
The story of the wizard of oz but told from the wicked witch of the wests point of view, you’d think it’d be a slam dunk and for a lot of people it is. I had the displeasure of reading this after having seen the musical and movie and therefor had expectations for what the story would be like.
And while it’s nothing like either outside of name and characters, it doesn’t give an interesting enough story to remain invested in. I feel like half the book was when she was a baby before shiz, we fly through her being in school, we escape into a smut book for the other half the book and fly through the story of the wizard of oz.
The cast of characters are detestable minus a few, and I feel like it has so much to say and nothing to say at all. It wasn’t all bad like I enjoy her relationship with boq and many other characters. I just wish the story was better. There are 3 other books and I’m going to give them a chance. But for now, I have a weird taste in my mouth.
Another thing I dislike is how offensive it is. Like little people, animals, people of color, women, mentally handicapped, disfigured people, everyone is catching strays in this book.
“She pulled out her breast to give suck to the creature” is not something I think I would ever read lol.
It’s a fucking Miracle that this got turned into one of the best musicals of all time. It’s crazy someone read this and was like “I bet I could make this better” and then proceeded to do so.
The story of the wizard of oz but told from the wicked witch of the wests point of view, you’d think it’d be a slam dunk and for a lot of people it is. I had the displeasure of reading this after having seen the musical and movie and therefor had expectations for what the story would be like.
And while it’s nothing like either outside of name and characters, it doesn’t give an interesting enough story to remain invested in. I feel like half the book was when she was a baby before shiz, we fly through her being in school, we escape into a smut book for the other half the book and fly through the story of the wizard of oz.
The cast of characters are detestable minus a few, and I feel like it has so much to say and nothing to say at all. It wasn’t all bad like I enjoy her relationship with boq and many other characters. I just wish the story was better. There are 3 other books and I’m going to give them a chance. But for now, I have a weird taste in my mouth.
Another thing I dislike is how offensive it is. Like little people, animals, people of color, women, mentally handicapped, disfigured people, everyone is catching strays in this book.
“She pulled out her breast to give suck to the creature” is not something I think I would ever read lol.
I was bored and didn't care about anything going on in the story
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hard to decide what I think about this--I understand what the author is doing and I think he does it well for the most part, but this was such a weird and heavy book. There were sections I really loved and sections I couldn't get into, but all of them were equally important and I can't make up my mind about whether I liked this more than I disliked it. This isn't an easy read, but it could be a worthwhile one, especially if like me you like character-driven SFF.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-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
Honestly I’d been bored for a long time reading this and it felt like it was going to take forever to finish, then I realized I don’t have to.
dark
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
I thought the premis of this book was great and the author is so incredibly creative. The reason I gave it two stars instead of three is because by the time I was halfway through the book and the main character (lord, why can't i remember her name?!) was a vigilante, I felt like the book was JUST getting started....after 200 pages!!