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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
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.
dark
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.75 ⭐️
the person who adapted this to broadway made a great job at making it more interesting. it is really sad to admit but this was incredibly underwhelming, unnecessarily long and really slow.
I did really enjoy some parts, especially the last 100 pages because EVERYTHING was finally coming together and all the scenes mattered… but jfc there were so many avoidable scenes on characters that contributed very little to the story and tragically died the scene later. I found this choice really peculiar, by the way: telling the story of so many characters and ending it on a tragic death. other than becoming predictable, doing it many times makes it less credible (?)
also i really disliked elphaba and her development, which i know might have been influenced from watching the movie and musical beforehand, but her being actually despicable and mean didn’t feel right.
the person who adapted this to broadway made a great job at making it more interesting. it is really sad to admit but this was incredibly underwhelming, unnecessarily long and really slow.
I did really enjoy some parts, especially the last 100 pages because EVERYTHING was finally coming together and all the scenes mattered… but jfc there were so many avoidable scenes on characters that contributed very little to the story and tragically died the scene later. I found this choice really peculiar, by the way: telling the story of so many characters and ending it on a tragic death. other than becoming predictable, doing it many times makes it less credible (?)
also i really disliked elphaba and her development, which i know might have been influenced from watching the movie and musical beforehand, but her being actually despicable and mean didn’t feel right.
The book is surprisingly slow given the success of the story on Broadway. I have seen the musical twice and own/have memorized the sountrack, but cannot seem to get through this book! I don't understand!