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A review by jonscott9
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
4.0
Maguire will probably never quite replicate the vision and passion behind this fictional account of Elphaba, the peculiar green girl born to residents on the outskirts of Oz who, due to nature and/or nuture, is much later branded the Wicked Witch of the West.
This is a prequel of sorts to the L. Frank Baum books ("El-Fa-Ba"--get it?) but stands on its own as a bawdy, intelligent romp with a social-political bent to it. Was Elphaba really a victim or an offender? Or both? University roommate Glinda's on board for this tale, which is told in some strikingly lush language. Some momentum is lost about two-thirds of the way through, but then it's on again in time for a Kansan girl and her three companions to pop in for the denouement.
This is a prequel of sorts to the L. Frank Baum books ("El-Fa-Ba"--get it?) but stands on its own as a bawdy, intelligent romp with a social-political bent to it. Was Elphaba really a victim or an offender? Or both? University roommate Glinda's on board for this tale, which is told in some strikingly lush language. Some momentum is lost about two-thirds of the way through, but then it's on again in time for a Kansan girl and her three companions to pop in for the denouement.