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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
43 reviews
bdombi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
1.0
I truly wish that I had never purchased this book.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Rape
booknerd_therapist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Cursing and Fatphobia
littleyellowfangirl's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Stalking
dezzella's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
That led to me feeling very disappointed, there were a lot of things that you wouldn't expect going in, and a lot of dark stuff (warnings to those who are curious, child marriage, sexual situations mentioned involving children, lots of urination [so often it was weird], consumption of other sentient beings, misogyny/sexism, lots of mentions of cheating/affairs/unfaithful partners, ableism regarding Alfeba's sister).
I also didn't particularly like how it as written, besides many moment where I went 'um what???' the political plot wasn't very interesting to me and this was a struggle for me to finish. For those curious, the musical is supposed to be better so you may want to do that.
Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Classism
recorderkfk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Sexual assault
Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and War
g_umnut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
Minor: Death and Rape
susannahnah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
wishbea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
If you are interested in this book because of the musical be very aware that this is extremely different, it isn't just darker, Fiyero is a side character, Glinda is a minor character, Boq has a larger role and shares only his crush on Glinda with his musical counterpart and Elphaba is no magical prodigy.
If you want a book that explores the mentality of the Wicked Witch of the West, this is for you.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
byrdreads's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Sexual content
heart_strong500's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Classism