A review by purplehulk713
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
I got bored. The musical is just better—much more entertaining and engaging, and not nearly as dense. There are just so many details that seem unnecessary like everyone’s perspectives that make the book feel eternal (why do we need know Boq’s perspective?). Maybe if Maguire had chosen to tell it from one perspective like the musical does, it would have just been easier to understand and enjoyable to read. I felt like it’s something I needed to read because I like the musical and thought I should read the source material. I just thought it would be interesting to see how they differed, but then I realized I can look that up and spend much less time on Maguire’s dense prose.
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