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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
11 reviews
trashkingmax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
It's not terrible, but it definitely isn't worth the hype. It's a series of tragedies loosely strung together and draped like a shroud over what could otherwise be a strong commentary on the rise of fascism and tyranny and what everyday people might do when they witness the results of that rise.
I am disappointed.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Police brutality, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
There's a lot of intersexist bullshitabby_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was alright. It was a heavy read at time.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Child death, Death, Racism, and Rape
alexandra_salisbury's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
There were very interesting things that happened that would bring you right to the precipice of something happening and then *surprise* - time jump, and it didn't happen. Or maybe it did and you missed it. It was disappointing. Someone needs to write a fan fiction of this fan fiction and do it better- although maybe that's what the musical did
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Slavery, Torture, Excrement, Dementia, Trafficking, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Sexism
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
rosalind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, and Infidelity
perryz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, and Police brutality
Minor: Rape
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Child death
gayghostprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Colonisation
I never finished this book when I was younger but I was immediately struck by how vile all the adults in this book are upon rereading it. there are no assault scenes, but people do mention r*pe. the descriptions and implications about specific groups in this people are racist and stereotypical, but not often aggressively malicious. a LOT of the treatment of children in this book is upsetting. content warning for family baggage and child neglect. in addition, late in the book a child is pretty relentlessly bullied by his peers. I added a minor homophobia warning because the way people describe the two obviously gay characters is often homophobic. just coincidentally describing them as simpering or whatever. the equivalent of calling a gay man a fairy, you know? the sex scenes in this book are not detailed or graphic but they are also not well written. take that as you will.richardw2024's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism
shaunaxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
None of this is mentioning that it was NOTHING like the musical which is the sole reason I bought it in the first place but I decided to separate the two as different stories all together around 40% of the way through...it would have been a 1 star otherwise...
The writing was very telling not showing and all the questions of religion and morality and of the soul got old within the first 4 pages let alone the other 500....
Overall wouldn’t recommend or at least would recommend WITH THE KNOWLEDGE ITS NOTHING LIKE THE MUSICAL
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, and Religious bigotry
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