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Post by The Social Introvert on Mar 29, 2018 14:13:51 GMT
What do you think of this book? Am I in for a treat? Am I wasting my time?
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Post by bess1971s on Mar 29, 2018 16:11:11 GMT
I read Wicked years ago. It's totally not the Oz from the movie or the original books but I recall it as an interesting read told from the viewpoint of Elphaba before and why she became the wicked witch. The play pretty much nailed it except of course for the music.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Mar 29, 2018 18:54:52 GMT
She was an evil person who deserved to be melted.
No excuse for her to threaten Dorothy's dog.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2018 1:31:02 GMT
I read Wicked years ago. It's totally not the Oz from the movie or the original books but I recall it as an interesting read told from the viewpoint of Elphaba before and why she became the wicked witch. The play pretty much nailed it except of course for the music. Wait a minute, you're saying the novel had better music than the play did? |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Mar 30, 2018 11:50:29 GMT
I read Wicked years ago. It's totally not the Oz from the movie or the original books but I recall it as an interesting read told from the viewpoint of Elphaba before and why she became the wicked witch. The play pretty much nailed it except of course for the music. Isn't the book darker with a different ending? I enjoyed the play, but it felt a little saccharine how everything wrapped up with a fancy bow. |
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Post by bess1971s on Mar 30, 2018 16:57:03 GMT
True, the book was much darker than the play and the ending was anything but happy. There is little in the story that was happy. In fact, it was a set up for the sequels, none of which I wanted to read. The first book was more than complicated enough but I kept on until the end.
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Post by Vegas on Mar 31, 2018 3:17:56 GMT
I read Wicked years ago. It's totally not the Oz from the movie or the original books but I recall it as an interesting read told from the viewpoint of Elphaba before and why she became the wicked witch. The play pretty much nailed it except of course for the music. Pretty much this... Except that one of the big reveals in the musical was only a mislead/false hope of the reader in the novel... Fyiero being The Scarecrow It was too good a reveal to be passed up... so they made it an actuality in the musical. |
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Post by Vegas on Mar 31, 2018 3:18:56 GMT
I read Wicked years ago. It's totally not the Oz from the movie or the original books but I recall it as an interesting read told from the viewpoint of Elphaba before and why she became the wicked witch. The play pretty much nailed it except of course for the music. Isn't the book darker with a different ending? I enjoyed the play, but it felt a little saccharine how everything wrapped up with a fancy bow.  Less death.... |
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