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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
slow-paced
Definitivamente uma surpresa. Não é fácil de supor que o que eu esperava vinha muito do meu contato com o musical inspirado nesse aqui, e também com o material fonte, do qual gosto muito. Mas cara, como esse livro é diferente do que eu pensei que seria. A fantasia aqui é realmente mais uma ferramenta pro autor Gregory Maguire tecer umas críticas bem venenosas, e verdadeiras, a vários aspectos na nossa sociedade. Racismo, intolerância, religião institucionalizada, corrupção governamental, acúmulo de bens e de capital, misoginia: nada escapa das palavras cortantes dos diálogos e da força de sua protagonista. Elphaba não é perfeita, e cada defeito dela a torna mais divertida, carismática e envolvente. Embora seu final pareça óbvio, reviravoltas e traições semeiam seu caminho do mesmo jeito que o autor semeia verdades para quem lê. Uma sátira política muito bem servida.
It’s a brilliant book, the musical is fantastic as well…. Being a musician myself, I tend to favor the musical more than the book.
The musical takes a slightly more optimistic approach and is far less explicit than the book! Even if you can’t see it live, I highly recommend listening to the soundtrack—it’s pure genius. I’ve read this book For Good :)
The musical takes a slightly more optimistic approach and is far less explicit than the book! Even if you can’t see it live, I highly recommend listening to the soundtrack—it’s pure genius. I’ve read this book For Good :)
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For the entirety of this book, I expected to give it 4 stars when all was said and done. SIGH but the ending!!!!!! I went into reading Wicked knowing that it would not be a carbon copy of the musical (that was based on THIS book), but I still enjoyed the story as a whole. I loved reading lines that were pretty iconic from the show and learning about characters that were not included on Broadway. Overall it was a good read. Where my 4-star rating turned into a 3-star was the conclusion of the book. I just felt like there were SO many loose ends that could've and should've been dealt with by the end of the book and I honestly felt myself losing focus and rushing to be done with it once I realized those plot holes weren't gonna be addressed. While the rest of the books in the series may answer some of the questions I have, I would have to really think about buying/reading the next 2 books.