A review by bdombi
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

1.0

This book is one of the worst I have read in a long time. The dialogue is clunky, the characters never stick around long enough to get attached to, and there were far too many graphic descriptions of things that did not need to be described (including a human character being sexually violated by a sentient Tiger). The author constantly sexualized children in a way that the adult characters were not. He also made frequent references to “piss”, “urination”, and “wetness”. 

I truly wish that I had never purchased this book. 
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