Reviews

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

_nutella52's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

harper11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

emrogoreadsomething's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

So much of this book was unnecessary. 

amy2113's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

tabithare's review against another edition

2.0

This book is literally insufferably long and maybe 3 chapters total were interesting

kianasparks's review

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

arithrien's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

austex_93's review against another edition

4.0

I don't understand why some people dislike this novel so much. I enjoyed it very much. It did seem a little rushed in the final section, but it was interesting getting a general idea of Elphaba's (Wicked Witch of the West) back story. There are a lot of questions to ask, and I think those details should be addressed in another series or pre-prequel perhaps? Maybe from another character's point of view? I do hope when I read "Son of a Witch", it explains more.

burnsreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

byp's review against another edition

4.0

But the musical sucks.