Can you please tell me a summary of Wicked, the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West?

Answer 1

It is a story of the "Wicked" witch told from her perspective...starting with her parents, her unusual birth, childhood, education, and some of her adult life BEFORE the chase for Dorothy and the slippers/shoes begins.

Answer 2

It's the life story of the Wicked Witch of the West, from her point of view. Her birth, childhood, education, friendships, loves, hardships and losses.

It's a fanastic story with a great perspective! (They say there are always two sides to every story).

You'll never look at the Wizard of Oz the same way again. A must read!

Answer 3

"This most wonderful, magically inventive novel details everything you could have imagined life in Oz was like before the great tragedy of Dorothy's arrival. We learn about Elphaba (the little green girl who would become the WW of the West), her physically deformed sister, the WW of the East, Nessarose (whose ruby red shoes caused all this trouble in the first place), Elphaba's college roommate (!), Glinda (whose bouncy blonde curls make her unforgettable as the Good Witch of the North), etc... One reviewer says, "Wicked is a punchy allegory that alludes to everything from Nazi Germany to Nixon's America." Another writes, "This book is a glorious frolic, a feast of language, a study of good and evil, and a massive history of the fabulous land of Oz." I loved it and couldn't help wanting more and more detail on every aspect of Maguire's tale. Although I came to admire and understand Elphaba (he does a wonderful job of making her the typically misunderstood villain) I was somewhat disappointed by the chapters leading up to the end (which we all know from watching the movie)"

Answer 4

the wizard of oz... yellow brick road ... winged monkeys