The treatment of characters like Dorothy are spot-on, if unflattering. Elphaba and Glinda were not your typical heroines, in any way, but you want them both to push through. The second time, myself older now, I picked up on even more of the carefully constructed nuance and thematics. Maguire’s clever, humorous, and vivid prose captivated me through every page, and I was changed by the time the book ended. On my first read, I’d been expecting a fractured fairytale, and was shocked to find this well-fleshed geopolitical tale of characters and peoples who felt more real than the originals they were based on. Then again, recently, after having the pleasure of seeing Wicked at the Apollo Victoria in London. I first read Wicked years ago, not long after it came out. My reviews of the individual titles are below. Wicked remains one of the most influential books of my generation, and the rest of the series, while not packing nearly the punch of the first book, nevertheless delivers an adventure that is as much exciting as it is thought-provoking. Few authors have tackled the folk tale/fairy tale reboots with the finesse of Gregory Maguire in the Wicked Years series.
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