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Original Title:	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
ISBN:	0060987103 (ISBN13: 9780060987107)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Wicked Years #1
Characters:	Elphaba Thropp, Liir, Glinda Upland, Galinda Upland, Madam Morrible, Nessarose Thropp, Fiyero Tigelaar, The Wizard of Oz
Setting:	Oz
Literary Awards:	Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2009)

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years #1) Paperback | Pages: 406 pages

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When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked after all. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, Gregory Maguire just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature.

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Title	:	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years #1)
Author	:	Gregory Maguire
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 406 pages
Published	:	2000 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published September 29th 1995)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. France. Literature. European Literature. French Literature. Novels. Contemporary. Philosophy

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Instead of my usual griping style, we'll do this review in list form.Things That I Really Wish Gregory Maguire Had Bothered To Explain That Might Have Made Wicked Worth Reading:-Why Elphaba is green -Why Elphaba cannot touch water-The "Philosophy Club" which seemed to be some sort of bizarre sex club which was introduced towards the middle of the story, and then never mentioned again-How it's physically possible that Elphaba gave birth to a son, but may actually not have, because she doesn't

What was supposed to be an interesting fantasy retelling is somehow so bogged down with sexual content, politics and philosophy that it's making my first year Arts courses look down-to-earth in comparison... you know, I never thought I'd say that. It's true, though. And don't get me wrong, I love the concepts associated with Wicked, the examination of evil, and I really like The Wizard of Oz in general. I still have my VHS tape of the Judy Garland film as well as some of the original books.

Here is yet one more instance that supports the old adage that hindsight is 20/20, because had I known how much Id have enjoyed this book, Id have read it sooner. I have no one to blame but myself for taking all the negative reviews so seriously. For starters, there are several types of people who should not read this book because it will make them angry. The biggest one is that group of folks who is opposed to S-E-X appearing in books. The sexy scenes in this book are not graphic. They arent

I have a confession: I wanted to read this book because I saw the Broadway show, and the idea of a Broadway show based on a book based on a movie based on a political satire intrigued me. I heard the book and the show were quite different, so I wanted to see the difference.The biggest difference is that the show is good, and the book is not. I don't want to be mean to the poor author (Gregory Maguire), who has made a fortune and franchise from this book and ones like it, but it's absolutely

I love my physical edition of this novel...while the reading experience wasn't as good as always thought that it would be. MANY SHADES OF GREEN A thing that I got amazed when I started to "label" this book, in the process of my review, in my virtual shelves of Goodreads was how many different genres the novel touches... Politics, Religion, Romance, Humor, Fantasy, Magic, Mystery and even Espionage.And I was very tempted to select Military too but I opted not.And certainly the mood and themes

Instead of my usual griping style, we'll do this review in list form.Things That I Really Wish Gregory Maguire Had Bothered To Explain That Might Have Made Wicked Worth Reading:-Why Elphaba is green -Why Elphaba cannot touch water-The "Philosophy Club" which seemed to be some sort of bizarre sex club which was introduced towards the middle of the story, and then never mentioned again-How it's physically possible that Elphaba gave birth to a son, but may actually not have, because she doesn't

I enjoyed reading Wicked, but found it perplexing. Maguire's Oz is a complex, political society, and his Wicked Witch Elphaba and her contemporaries are fascinating, moving, original characters--but the landscape and people are so far removed from their base story that the purpose of the reimagining, reworking seems lost to me. There's no particularly compelling reason to set this novel in the framework of Baum's Oz story; it doesn't gain anything by the association and it doesn't lend any