Wicked might be in my top 50 favorite books. I hate to say the rest of the series does not live of to the standards or hype of the first book. Macguire has a very set way of writing and crafting a story. A Lion Among Men was reviewed last month not favorably. Out of Oz story and plot has much to be desired. Many lose ends were addressed and the war was solved. Oz is at peace. The plot lines and stories were drawn-out over 500+ pages. Extra ideas were brought in making an already complicated story more complex. It is great to see Candle take on some of Elaphba personality and final story lines resolve. Beware though. With all the complexities, I would suggest reading all 3 books in the series to best understand the book.Happy Reading!
I've not read Wicked and have heard either you love it or hate it. But, I have seen the musical, which I hear is vastly different from the book. Have you seen the musical? Or even the new Oz movie?
ReplyDeleteWicked was amazing.. It is a great book. I read the book first and then saw the musical about 2 years later ( and then reread the book). **Mini Spoiler: They end completely differently!***
ReplyDeleteI grew up in an Oz family. I have read most of the original Oz books. The last 2 in this series along with the movie really play into some of the minor books in the series.
Yea, people have told me the book and musical are pretty different. I liked the new movie, I'm glad it dealt with the actual books in the series.
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