Oz
I bought my first Gregory Maguire book a few years
ago. It was ‘Wicked’. This was before it was made
into a broadway play. I’d never heard of the author,
I just saw a book that said it was the story about
the Wicked Witch of the West and thought it looked
interesting. I bought the book and ended up really
liking it. I thought it was very creative to take a
story and tell it from the point of view of one of
the other characters. It had a great back story, you
actually saw that the Wicked Witch was a nice person
when she was younger, an activist, and a good friend.
After that I read a couple other books by him:
‘Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister’, ‘Mirror, Mirror’
and ‘Lost’. I just finished reading the two other
books in the Wicked series.
Son of a Witch
This is the story about Liir. It is thought that Liir is the son of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, but even he is not totally sure of that. This story follows him leaving the Witch’s castle after Dorothy kills her, and his adventures there after. While not as good as Wicked, it’s still a good story, and very well written.
A Lion Among Men
As you can probably tell from the title, this story revolves around the Cowardly Lion. It starts when the lion is young, and follows through the time he is with Dorothy, and up through the time where he is searching for Liir, because Liir is thought to have the spell book the Wicked Witch used. This story is great, I almost like it as much as the original. The ending is great, and ties up a couple loose ends from the second book.
I recommend reading all three books if you enjoy fiction and are a fan of the Wizard of Oz. Gregory Maguire is a great writer, he paints a great picture of Oz, he’s very imaginative and is a joy to read. I also recommend his other books, all of them have been great so far.
Son of a Witch
This is the story about Liir. It is thought that Liir is the son of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, but even he is not totally sure of that. This story follows him leaving the Witch’s castle after Dorothy kills her, and his adventures there after. While not as good as Wicked, it’s still a good story, and very well written.
A Lion Among Men
As you can probably tell from the title, this story revolves around the Cowardly Lion. It starts when the lion is young, and follows through the time he is with Dorothy, and up through the time where he is searching for Liir, because Liir is thought to have the spell book the Wicked Witch used. This story is great, I almost like it as much as the original. The ending is great, and ties up a couple loose ends from the second book.
I recommend reading all three books if you enjoy fiction and are a fan of the Wizard of Oz. Gregory Maguire is a great writer, he paints a great picture of Oz, he’s very imaginative and is a joy to read. I also recommend his other books, all of them have been great so far.
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