So
last week I took my partner of a year to London to see Wicked The Musical. And
oh my goodness it was absolutely incredible. So I managed to cram reading the
book into the week before that because I always like to read the book first
(you know so that I can judge how different it is and sit there all judgmental,
constantly saying “well that didn’t happen in the book”). I was surprised, as
I’m sure you can imagine, when I didn’t even say it once! I was too awestruck
because it was AMAZING!
The
musical is very different from the book because, well, it’s a musical and they
need to jazz things up and make them family friendly and what-not. Which was
why I was so curious to see how they would adapt it for the stage because the
book is very adult and there are some very prominent themes that are almost
political and there’s a lot about equal rights in there too.
I
really enjoyed Maguire’s take on this story of how Elphaba became the Wicked
Witch of the West and the most hated person in Oz. the depth to which Maguire
went was very impressive, and apart from that he just simply writes very well.
Oh, oh, and also, if you enjoy this you’ll be pleased to know it’s only the
first in a series! It’s oz-mazing.
Bluuuurb:
“When
Dorothy triumphed over The Wicked Witch of the West in the classic novel The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz, we heard only one side of the story. But what of her
arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch?
Long
before Dorothy drops in, a girl is born in Oz with emerald-green skin. Elphaba,
who will grow up to become the infamous witch, is a smart, prickly and
misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived ideas about the
nature of good and evil.
Taking
readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world, Gregory
Maguire’s novel is a rich and triumphant feat of imagination and allegory. It is
an acclaimed New York Times bestseller and the inspiration for a hit Broadway musical,
and has sold over two million copies.
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