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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
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
1,5
Pésima experiencia, no lo recomiendo.
El autor tenía todo sobre la mesa pero no ejecutado correctamente, especialmente las relaciones entre los personajes; se supone que Glinda y Elphaba deben tener una relación profunda que sufre un quiebre al final, pero no se siente.
Pésima experiencia, no lo recomiendo.
El autor tenía todo sobre la mesa pero no ejecutado correctamente, especialmente las relaciones entre los personajes; se supone que Glinda y Elphaba deben tener una relación profunda que sufre un quiebre al final, pero no se siente.
dark
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
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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
You care about so many characters who then abruptly exit the story.
A very frustrating read.
A very frustrating read.
As a theatre fan, I thought I would read this even though Wicked isn't really a favourite musical of mine, and to be honest this book didn't turn out to be either. I liked the style of writing itself, but as many others have already said, a lot of things (the philosophy club etc.) weren't explained in much depth and require some pondering in order to be understood fully, which almost made me feel like Maguire was glossing over some things, even if this was intentional. As well as this, I found the ending really disappointing and found that Dorothy completely lacked credibility as a character, which really put me off. Lastly, I found some *ahem* 'deeper descriptions' in the book a bit uncomfortable to read, and I kind of wish the author hadn't gone into as much detail as he did about certain things!
All in all I'd say I did quite enjoy this book (despite what it sounds like!) and I think those who like dark fantasy might really enjoy it, but I probably won't be recommending it to anyone.
All in all I'd say I did quite enjoy this book (despite what it sounds like!) and I think those who like dark fantasy might really enjoy it, but I probably won't be recommending it to anyone.
adventurous
challenging
dark
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
I hate not finishing books. It seems like such a failure to give up on a book no matter how bad. I started reading this book back in 2012, and I tried and tried to finish it but I just couldn't! I can’t explain why it was so dis-interesting to me, but I just could not get into it.
I stopped reading and writing a lot I think probably from age 18 on, I can’t really remember. I don’t even know why I stopped. It’s strange because once you stop reading regularly it is really difficult to get back into it. Perhaps that is one of the reasons I couldn't finish Wicked. I’m more inclined to think it’s because it’s a terribly written book though.
All that said, Wicked was never finished, but at least I tried. It was a book lost in my dark days of unimaginative shadows. (Tried and failed from 2012)
I stopped reading and writing a lot I think probably from age 18 on, I can’t really remember. I don’t even know why I stopped. It’s strange because once you stop reading regularly it is really difficult to get back into it. Perhaps that is one of the reasons I couldn't finish Wicked. I’m more inclined to think it’s because it’s a terribly written book though.
All that said, Wicked was never finished, but at least I tried. It was a book lost in my dark days of unimaginative shadows. (Tried and failed from 2012)
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated