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Wicked

Gregory Maguire

3.4 AVERAGE

challenging dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Elphaba Tropp changed the way I see the world for the better. The politics in this book parallel the horror going on in this society and in other parts. This book really does a number on you if you pay attention 👀
adventurous challenging slow-paced

I thought I would like this book but I didn't. It took so long to finally finish because I just absolutely hate leaving books unfinished. I was also hoping that maybe it would surprise me. Books have done that before. But I still did not like the book. It left may unanswered questions, unless that was the plan being there are four books in the series but I highly doubt that seeing how the second book was published 10 years later. I felt like the author was trying too hard to sound smart. Yes, I will admit that there were many words I had to look up myself. While I appreciate the vocabulary lesson I just felt the author was coming off pompous. I hated the weird sexual episodes that had absolutely nothing to do with the story. I hated the whole book. I was highly disappointed after seeing this is one of the best stories and the play got great reviews (yes, yes I know they are different) but still, thought something good came out of it.
adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

⭐️⭐️.5
adventurous challenging dark inspiring 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
dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
adventurous dark funny 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

Yeah, this book was not good