A review by malloreehill91
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

4.0

The best of what i have read by Gregory Maguire. Tells the story of the Wicked Witch like you've never seen her before. It is dramatically different from the broadway musical but i loved that it was. The contrast between the book and musical allows for more appreciation of both works in stead of a direct comparison. You aren't left thinking that the musical didn't do the book justice or that the musical was better than the book. You are able to think of them as separate but similar. The book is much more political in nature and focuses mostly on the life of Elphaba and not her relationship with Glinda, like in the musical. You see the darker side to the world of Oz and the internal struggle of a Woman who is doomed to be misunderstood her whole life.