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Wicked Musical Tie-in Edition : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire
from Harper Paperbacks

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Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Wicked
  The book was in decent condition upon arrival. The book itself is worth the read, I enjoyed seeing the land of Oz through the prepective of the Elpahba (the wicked witch). Gregory Maguire has become one of my favorite arthors and I am now unable to put his books down.

• philosophical blather and burlesque comedy
  This book offers a peculiar mix of philosophical blather and burlesque comedy. I give it one star because the writing is good enough to draw you in but then leaves you high and dry. The other star is earned by the characters of Nanny and Amah Clutch (I'm not sure about the spelling of Amah Clutch as I listened to this book).

• You go away or I - I'll bite you myself!
  I wish I would have said that to this book. I rue the day I spent the money to buy it and most of all I rue the time I wasted trying to read it.
  I was so excited at the concept of the book and 110% ready to love it. I was incredibly disappointed that I couldn't even like it a little. It was boring and disjointed and did not hold my attention at all. It was actually painful to read.
  Reminds me of a quote from the Wizard of Oz:
  'You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of... more info

• Incredible concept. Maybe a lttle overrated.
  I couldn't wait to pick up "Wicked" because I've heard all the incredible things said about it and how it is such a cornerstone in literary history. Then I read a lot of mixed reviews on this web site and was a little shocked. I thought this was supposed to be this perfect read. Turns out it isn't.
  I think this is a brilliant concept but ultimately not the easiest read in the world, and a lot of political symbolism, which, if you are a reader that enjoys that sort of thing then you could change my... more info

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