♥ Book #26 :: Wicked by Gregory Maguire ♥
Title: Wicked
Author: Gregory Maguire
Copyright date: 1996
Publisher: Headline Review
How many pages: 402 pgs
How long it took me to read: 1 month, 18 days
Category: Fiction
I learned about this book from: people talking about it
This book was purchased at: McNeely and Robinson Books
This book is: for people who like Wizard of Oz
Other books by this author: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, What the dickens?,Son of a witch, mirror mirror, Lost, Leaping beauty, The dream stealer
Favorite characters: Elphaba, Fiyero, Glinda, Nanny and Liir.
When and Where the story takes place: Oz, Munchkinland, Gillikan, Shiz, Emerald City, Quadling country, and the Vicken
Plot in a nutshell: This is the story of the wizard of oz from the Wicked Witch's prospective. You are brought through the witch's horrible past and up to the day where Dorothy pours the water on her and melting her.
Main characters: Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, Nessarose, and Boq
What I liked best: How everything made more sense after this.
What I liked least: How long it took me to read. I wasn't really into it at the beginning at all.
Overall rating: After reading this, the real story of the Wizard of oz sounds like some silly novel that someone had written of their poor recollections of what really happened. I liked this one much better.
Author: Gregory Maguire
Copyright date: 1996
Publisher: Headline Review
How many pages: 402 pgs
How long it took me to read: 1 month, 18 days
Category: Fiction
I learned about this book from: people talking about it
This book was purchased at: McNeely and Robinson Books
This book is: for people who like Wizard of Oz
Other books by this author: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, What the dickens?,Son of a witch, mirror mirror, Lost, Leaping beauty, The dream stealer
Favorite characters: Elphaba, Fiyero, Glinda, Nanny and Liir.
When and Where the story takes place: Oz, Munchkinland, Gillikan, Shiz, Emerald City, Quadling country, and the Vicken
Plot in a nutshell: This is the story of the wizard of oz from the Wicked Witch's prospective. You are brought through the witch's horrible past and up to the day where Dorothy pours the water on her and melting her.
Main characters: Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, Nessarose, and Boq
What I liked best: How everything made more sense after this.
What I liked least: How long it took me to read. I wasn't really into it at the beginning at all.
Overall rating: After reading this, the real story of the Wizard of oz sounds like some silly novel that someone had written of their poor recollections of what really happened. I liked this one much better.