Helpful Score: 1
If you pick up this book expecting to read something similar to the beloved movie then put it back. The only thing similar are the names. The life and times of Oz as Gregory Maguire sees it is another world entirely. It really cannot be looked to as the Witch's side of the story since its completely rewritten.
The wonderful Wizard of Oz is a tyrant, Elphaba (aka The Wicked Witch of the West) is a political activist, and Galinda (aka Glinda the Good Witch) is a hoity toity that can't get past her own beauty most of the time. While I did find this book interesting enough to read through, I ultimately did not like it. I certainly was not expecting all the sex, violence and political craziness in a book taken from a children's story.
The wonderful Wizard of Oz is a tyrant, Elphaba (aka The Wicked Witch of the West) is a political activist, and Galinda (aka Glinda the Good Witch) is a hoity toity that can't get past her own beauty most of the time. While I did find this book interesting enough to read through, I ultimately did not like it. I certainly was not expecting all the sex, violence and political craziness in a book taken from a children's story.
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