sfstefanie 's review for:

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

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A tribute to queerness, womanhood, and rebellion in the face of fascism. A complicated thesis on human nature, free will, and intention.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Brief mentions of implied incest of minor characters in gossip, heavy child abuse/threats of child abuse, intersex discrimination, rape and HIV/AIDS content