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.

Actually... I hate Wicked. I tried reading it and could not get into it.

Loved the Broadway show though.

i liked wicked, maybe because i love wizard of oz.

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.

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.

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"