Fantasy
Wicked
A retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the viewpoint of the girl who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. It follows her from a troubled birth through school and a political Oz that is not as happy as it seems.
- First published
- 1995
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like revisionist fantasy that mixes satire, politics and moral questions about who gets called wicked.
Skip this if you want a light musical-style story, because the book is much darker and denser than the stage show.
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