Wicked

Wicked Reviews


by Gregory Maguire



Overall 4 star rating4.00 of 5 (by 11 users)



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4 star rating Most Helpful
Favorable Review
Sometime people are just misunderstood.
SEP
12
2008

 I read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, this past summer. It is a very interesting and original book. It takes a look at the whole Wizard of Oz, Dorothy situation from the side of the witch herself, Elphaba. It explores her childhood and her time at college. It takes a look...

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a fiction reader, an avid reader

FSD77
Mobile, AL
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3 star rating Most Helpful
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Wicked is an interesting twist on the Wizard of Oz.
JUN
14
2009

I have know about the whole Wicked Broadway show thing for years now, but I never felt any inclination to see it or know more about it... until last week.  Our local library annex is smaller than my shed, so when I saw Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West on the shelves, I decided...

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thirtysomething, chick-lit connoisseur

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Beachwood, NJ
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Wicked Ratings and Reviews

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I kept waiting for it to get good... and it never did!
a fiction reader, listening to books on tape, an avid reader, dog lover, a woman, married

FEB
24
2008
My daughter gave me this book for Christmas and said I would love it. After I finished it I asked her if she had actually read it and she just laughed and said no - that the person at the book store said it was good. It is long and drawn out - it seems to skip around and it's kind of hard to follow - probably because I just wasn't in to it. I have since seen the musical - someone gave me a ticket because I sure wasn't going to pay for it after the book and I absolutely love it! Much better on stage and not hard to follow at all. Whoever did the re-write for stage did a great job!
2 star rating
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Jeanne590
Oklahoma City, OK



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Don't judge by looks!
Every day computer user, fiction reader, read for fun, married

DEC
1
2007
Fairy tales are easy stories that can be told and retold by many generations. But "Wicked" illustrates the point that the stories we know are always written by history's winners. Written from the point of view of Elphaba, the book follows her life from her birth into a dysfunctional family, through her adolesence as a social outcast and into her adulthood as someone speaking out against the political injustices she sees.

This tells more of the background, painting a realistic picture of a society in turmoil rather than a colorful children's fairytale. I am a huge fan of "The Wizard of Oz" and as... read full review »
5 star rating
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mandalynn319
Tacoma, WA



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Gives the "Wicked Witch" a whole new perspective.
character-lover, a fan of clever plots, not rich, chronic reader, Every day computer user, fiction reader, read for fun, avid reader

DEC
22
2007

When I first found this book, I was very excited because I had heard so much about the play and have always been a fan of the Wizard of Oz movie and books.  I was not sure what to expect from the book but was most pleasantly surprised. 

It tells the "witch's" story in such a way as to give you a whole new idea on what life was really like for her.  There are some difficult words to pronounce but you have to remember this is a story from a different realm than ours so things won't be as easy as we feel they should. 

Any one who enjoys reading and learning more about people should like this...

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5 star rating
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DiamondLil
Redford, MI



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a must have for every book lover
a fiction reader, an avid reader, re-reading the classics, into romance novels

MAY
6
2008
Gregory McGuire spins a tale of the wizard of oz from a view no one really ever took before.  He spun it from what the wicked witch of the west was experiencing, feeling, and how she was making her decisions.  This was an exciting book that I couldn't put down once I started reading.  I have since recommended it to several friends and both of my sisters.  I also recommended it to a former professor who liked it so much he purchased the book himself after I lent it to him.  McGuire paints a vivid, detailed picture into a world different than you could imagine, offering an inspirational look... read full review »
5 star rating
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amber1706
Edwardsville, IL



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Wicked gives you the other side of the Wizard of Oz
listening to books on tape

OCT
28
2008

If you've always love the Wizard of Oz  you'll love this book(Wicked) it give you the whole life story of the Elfaba(witch of the west) & how she met Galinda(witch of the north) her best friend  it show how she was't mean & wicked she was an activist she cared about stuff that other people didn't think it was worth caring about to really understand the Wizard of Oz you need to read Wicked
5 star rating
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Lorraine9205
San Bernardino, CA



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A very twisted aspect of the story that you never considered.
an avid reader

MAY
11
2009

Wicked delves into the history of the Wizard of Oz with such detail. It paints pictures that will forever change your opinion of the original story.  It gives history on the characters.  It also answers a lot of questions that you wouldn't even think to ask, such as why the witches didn't get along.This is one of those books that you just cannot put down.  
5 star rating
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syhma1
Columbus, OH



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takes awhile to get into.. then you're hooked!
an avid reader

JUL
5
2008
I was so looking forward to reading this book.. then I started it.  I couldn't believe how political and based in religion this book was.  It really took me some time to get interested in this whole new world- but now I'm hooked.  Not only did I finish this one, I'm onto it's sequel- Son of a Witch.  A great story about the underdog.
4 star rating
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j-z-123
Rochester, NY



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Listen to the soundtrack, see it in the theater, skip the book!
Every day computer user, avid reader, fiction reader, read for fun, character-lover, a library-goer, a busy person

NOV
29
2007
I believe this is one of the worst books I've ever read.  It is very long, wanders around endlessly and it is mean spirited.  Elphaba is condemned by the way she looks.  Yes, I know we all are, but couldn't she catch a break somewhere?  I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. 
1 star rating
vickim100
Grand Rapids, MI



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Evil never looked so good.
Every day computer user, a woman, an avid reader, chronic book buyer, an intellectual, sporadic

MAR
10
2008
Amazingly written. It gives every villain hope and sheds a new light on the classics and how we perceived them.
5 star rating
bitter
Bayonne, NJ



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