Friday, February 25, 2011

Chapter 4: "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" Gregory Maguire

I debated on which cover to use, but I believe I like this  the best.
Well, Wicked was more of a lifestyle for me then a book. Does that sounds bad? I have read through the book countless times, seen a bootlegged copy of the musical, seen the actual musical when it came to my town; I have t-shirts, cds, memorabilia.... and this all started in high school when my friend Gina lent me the book.

With the first read-through at 17, I missed most of the political implications of the book. I blame this on not enough sleep and my Chemistry class. I remember the book being good, but almost too wordy for my taste. The next read-through maybe 2 years later was more of a success. The depth of the world Mr. Maguire creates is amazing, with animals, Animals, all the races of Oz and the variety of places; I have a pretty good imagination but I don't think I really had to try with this book. Now I realize L. Frank Baum had a huge hand in this, along with The Wizard of Oz for visuals, but I see a completely different place for this Oz.

Elphaba's background just makes sense to me, too. A growing insanity explaining the Witch's hysteria over Dorothy and Nessa's shoes. It's so storybook and so real at the same time. And Glinda. How I love this version of her then the pink princess from the movies...

I love Wicked. Read it. The end.
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21 comments:

  1. Come At Me BroFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Sounds great!

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  2. ChrisFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Wicked is one heck of a read.

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  3. SportsGuyBrandonFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Sounds like a good book.

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  4. Lendo KharFebruary 25, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    I'm going to look for it at the bookstore. Sounds interesting.

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  5. CharlesFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    should read it

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  6. llllollllllFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    Nice review.

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  7. TarahFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    I havent been reading at ALL lately, but this book seems interesting enough.. I wonder if I can get it off someone I know

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  8. TasosFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    I love books as well, but I'm not so good with the romantic ones. I'll have a look at the bookstore here though, the review looked interesting.

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  9. Andy KhunFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Hmm will check out. thanks!

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:42 PM

    Wow. Magnific Blog. Keep going

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Very cool. I'll have to keep up with this blog.

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  12. JoshFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    My girlfriend saw the play, and said it was fantastic. I'll tell her about the book.

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  13. FourraFebruary 26, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    thx for the share, one more book one my to read list

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  14. Karl MarxFebruary 26, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    I miss reading. =/ Sadly, I can't find a niche in the book world that feels just right. As the years progress, I feel the need for more refined literature. Literature beyond the horrible sentence structure of the more entertaining stories. However I've yet to find any such literature that really pulls me in. Hopefully some day I will find a book that does for me, what this one has for you.

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  15. MrJosephFebruary 26, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Hmm, I'm not much of a reader, but this sounds pretty good.

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  16. RainiFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Sounds great

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  17. Ian MaguireFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    I like this book and the musical too :D

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  18. ChadFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    sickkkkk

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  19. Dr. AwesomeFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    sounds like an awesome book!

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  20. TriperFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    i will check this. thanks

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  21. SpooNFebruary 27, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    doesnt need like my style of book, but great review, gave me a good idea of what to expect if i did read it, u should review the Gears of war book series, id like to see ur expert critiquing skills and how it would relate to that style of reading. anyways great blog, followed

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