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Wicked by Gregory Maguire
1.5
adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was awful.
Do not recommend.

If you're intending to read this because you saw the Broadway play or the movie, be forewarned: it's absolutely nothing like that.
None of the characters are likeable.
Oz is described incredibly unappealing.
The descriptions of everything and everyone is extremely crass.

A note on the narrator: his line readings and inflections make getting through this 100% more difficult to trudge through. It's a wonder it hasn't been re-recorded since 1995 because he simply does a poor job of writing an already unappealing story.

This book didn't need to be written.