I think he can see through everything but my heart...
So awhile ago, I decided to join the 50bookchallenge community. The main goal is to read 50 books in one year. However, being in college has seriously hindered the amount of time I get to read (well, things other than text books haha). I'm off to a slow start but I know that once April rolls around and I'm done with classes, I'll be able to catch up!
And...the first book I've completed in 2007 was Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
All in all, I thought the book was very interesting. At times, it was a little long winded, but it wasn't bad enough to make me stop reading (which I would never do anyway, once I start a book, I have to finish it, no matter how terrible it is!). The overall concept of the book was brilliant, and definitely provided a new perspective on the whole Wizard of Oz story. Maguire has quite the imagination! Also, I was surprised at some of the...dirtier parts of the book. The Wizard of Oz was a book I read when I was younger so to see some very adult content in the book kind of caught me off guard haha! However, being someone that doesn't usually enjoy reading fantasy books, I found Wicked to be pretty good...and I'm looking into reading more of Maguire's stuff.
Book Count: 1 out of 50
Page Count: 407
And...the first book I've completed in 2007 was Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
All in all, I thought the book was very interesting. At times, it was a little long winded, but it wasn't bad enough to make me stop reading (which I would never do anyway, once I start a book, I have to finish it, no matter how terrible it is!). The overall concept of the book was brilliant, and definitely provided a new perspective on the whole Wizard of Oz story. Maguire has quite the imagination! Also, I was surprised at some of the...dirtier parts of the book. The Wizard of Oz was a book I read when I was younger so to see some very adult content in the book kind of caught me off guard haha! However, being someone that doesn't usually enjoy reading fantasy books, I found Wicked to be pretty good...and I'm looking into reading more of Maguire's stuff.
Book Count: 1 out of 50
Page Count: 407