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Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked," amongst other things
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post Feb 3 2009, 10:56 PM
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Have you guys read his books? I've read two -- Wicked, and more recently Son of a Witch -- and I'm struck at how different the two books are. Wicked, amazing. Son of a Witch, not so much. Son of a Witch started slow and ended confusingly and for the most part I think Maguire tried to hard to be profound.

Anybody agree? Disagree? Let's have a discussion.
 
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post Feb 4 2009, 01:09 AM
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Actually... I hate Wicked. I tried reading it and could not get into it.

Loved the Broadway show though.
 
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post Feb 9 2009, 02:24 PM
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i liked wicked, maybe because i love wizard of oz.
 
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post Feb 9 2009, 05:12 PM
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I have his other two books, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Mirror, Mirror. Confessions is pretty good. I've been wondering if I should read Son of a Witch, but now that I've read your reply, I don't think I'd want to waste my time on a book like that.
 
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post Apr 13 2010, 08:49 PM
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I have to bump this.

Wicked is one of my all-time favorite books. I was surprised at how much I liked it and was even more surprised at the humor in it. I also read Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, which was all right. I think Wicked appeals more to me because it's tragic and as evil as she appears towards the end, you can't help but feel sympathy for Elphaba.
 
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post Jul 22 2010, 04:09 PM
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I did read "Wicked". Thought it was beautifully written. This man puts a lot of work and thought into his writing. I've been tempted to read his other books, but just never got around to it. Maybe someday, but i have heard that Wicked was his best book, so it would be hard to just pick up another one of his books that were only "okay"
 

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