tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006261168236539559.post6926093545671672035..comments2024-02-05T08:23:13.808-05:00Comments on The Philosopher's Wife: My Review of "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West"Rachel @ The Philosophers Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791960895210808388noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006261168236539559.post-25886404410503215922014-10-21T16:52:36.038-04:002014-10-21T16:52:36.038-04:00Son of a Witch, for me, was much better. Reading ...Son of a Witch, for me, was much better. Reading it first made me want to go back and read Wicked again, and then I liked it. I do agree with the pretentious use of vocabulary though. It's almost like Maguire was trying to prove that he knew how to use a thesaurus. Jamie Knupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12754020883705114073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006261168236539559.post-30972813593746831122014-08-27T18:12:37.635-04:002014-08-27T18:12:37.635-04:00I didn't love or hate this book. I thought it ...I didn't love or hate this book. I thought it was odd, and like you, I wished there was less sex, but overall, I was sort of left feeling a sense of "meh" from the book, which isn't really what an author wants to hear, I imagine! Thanks for linking to Quote Me Thursday! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897506630169447309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006261168236539559.post-58548929089337519062014-07-17T14:40:09.094-04:002014-07-17T14:40:09.094-04:00^What she said, and what you said too. The musica...^What she said, and what you said too. The musical is very good, one short scene lets you know how Elfaba was conceived out of wedlock, and the rest is all G rated.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926262795822397466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9006261168236539559.post-92100765774866862872014-07-14T23:17:41.788-04:002014-07-14T23:17:41.788-04:00I had mixed feelings about the book as well, and t...I had mixed feelings about the book as well, and the sequel, too. I think it tried to be too political at times. And it definitely lost the innocence of Baum's work. But I still would like to see the musical.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538627547317980068noreply@blogger.com