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I read this way back when it was first released. But someone lost my original copy. My daughter already bought us tickets for the movie. She‘s really excited for our mother-daughter date. But I think a reread is in order. And it gave me an excuse to buy this beautiful edition as a replacement.

Halloween read 🧙‍♀️

When I read this back in '07, I was so impressed. I loved the play, too, but it wasn't nearly as #dark as the book!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

Super excited for my adventure calendar for this year!!

I know it was a reread for me but I honestly forgot most of the plot due to reading it when I was having big time memory issues. Still a really good book! Onto the next one in the series Son of a Witch!

Did a audio only review about it as well. I haven't done 1 in yearssss so any feedback from yall is super helpful!

https://youtu.be/NC85_UCRW7o

I finally have the whole series! Along with having the time since I just did some surgery and healing from it. I'm rereading the 1st book so I can just speed through the other 3. When I originally read it, I didn't know it was a series.

#springskies #villainpov

I had to work really, really hard not to bail. Only reason I didn't is that that goes against my general principles.

I got the book because I LOVE the musical. I HATED the book and I don't say that lightly. It is disgusting!

And warning to parents, because of the sexual content, it IS NOT appropriate reading for any of those children, especially young girls who also love the musical.

#wicked for yesterday's #AutumnPlease!
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I still haven't read the book, but teen granddaughter and I loved it on Broadway.
"I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you
Because I knew you
Because I knew you
I have been changed
For good"
#Wicked #AutumnPlease @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#Evil #HalloweenPoetryMatters #Scarathlon #MagicalMonsters

#scarathlon #autumnplease #teamcryptkeepers #wicked

#wicked #autumnplease! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

I really enjoyed this book, much more than the play.
#Witch
#AutumnPlease
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

28 July-13 Sep 23
Relieved to have finally finished this so I can move on to something better. Recommended by a former colleague but found it lacked the lightness and humour of the musical (yes I probably should have expected that) and I just could not reconcile the two. It seemed to go forever and I felt Maguire was too busy being clever for me to actually understand what was happening.
I need to learn to bail.

Son of a Witch was kinda disappointing as sequels often are. It's hard to recreate the impact of such an innovative version of Oz. A Lion Among Men redeemed the series a bit, I thought. Tying up all the loose ends is at once satisfying and disappointing. It's bad enough that the story is over. I'd like a little bit of the mystery left to haunt me as I walk the woods at night. The first book is the best but the whole series is genius.

Morning reading interruptions. Edgar is in need of some attention.

I picked up a copy of Wicked last year but never got around to reading it. Maybe now is the time. I have to admit I'm starting it with a bit of apprehension since I've heard so many mixed opinions on it.

🍭 The Man with the X-ray Eyes (I was a kid.)
🍫 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
🍬 Burnt orange/rust

I tag @NataliePatalie.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Will be trying to catch up today and read a bunch while home with my youngest who is now sick. Lots of Minnie Mouse and cuddles for today. Here is the prompt “Wicked” for #OminousOctober the only book in this series I liked. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #Scarathon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

I loooooove Wicked!

#OminousOctober #photochallenge #wicked #scarathlon #teamslaughter
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs @Clwojick

Honestly, I anticipated struggling my way through this book that was on my TBR so long that I donated my original copy unread - then couldn‘t resist this beauty at thrifting prices. I‘ve seen the touring musical several times and enjoyed reading this book for the whole story. I think I‘ll read Son of a Witch next October!

My favorite book with a #witch. 💚

#OminousOctober
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Mom and I had tickets for this in March of 2020 and we are finally here!!

Although this is my favorite musical I have never been able to bring myself to read it! #beenonmyshelf4ever #bookmoods @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Thrift store book haul from Saturday. $1.50 for the lot!

I‘m always on the lookout for leather bound volumes in good condition. I‘m pretty picky when it comes to paperbacks. I actually prefer paperbacks because they are so much easier to travel with and I can fit more on my bookshelves. But even when they are really cheap ($.10 each at the thrift store), I only want copies that are in like new condition. This helps me limit myself!

About last night...🤗
#musicals

My God. Don‘t read it. Go watch the musical and enjoy it. Skip this hyper sexualized shit. No one will ever be able to convince me that Old Greg wasn‘t 100% fondling himself while writing this book. I‘ve decided I will never be a Maguire fan. He just isn‘t for me.

“Ah, we‘re slow learners,” Nanny countered, “but they (men) can‘t learn at all.”

2/2 #basicwitchswap
@DebinHawaii you clearly read my answers carefully because I asked for mahogany obsidian & now I have this beautiful sphere to set on my desk to help manifest my creative ideas. The turquoise pouch you wrapped it in is beautiful. The Taurus oil smells lovely. I‘m looking forward to finding different ways to use it.
Deb, you really spoiled me! I cannot thank you enough, I hope you love yours too. Happy Halloween + Samhain 🔮✨

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

🎃 Oh gosh, so many right now 🤦🏼‍♀️ Just started the tagged, even though I'm also in the middle of reading Once & Future Witches, SBC's Guide to Slaying Vampires, the Puma Years, and #DoWRTR

🎃 I'm visiting one of my best friends in FL for an event at the Kennedy Space Center! 🚀🧑🏻‍🚀

🎃 Flexible work hours ☺️

Finally got to see our first (masked) show of the 2020 season! 😅 Wicked is one of my favorite musicals, it was such a great performance! It's made me want to read the book now. I've had it on my TBR shelf for years, this may finally be the season that I read it 💚

Im almost finished Wicked its been a chore. It is such a boring book and the characters are so flat I cant stand it. I desperately need to find a good book to read.

My heart is so happy right now!! 💚💖💚

On page 144 of wicked an nothing interesting is happening yet when does it get better

Starting Wicked Tonight DNFed it many years ago and want to give it another try

I‘m late but this prompt was a little tricky for me because I recently moved and have still been unpacking but haven‘t really established a cohesive aesthetic so here is one corner I have put together. Special mention to Wicked photobombing 😂 #readathon #deweyaug

Day 31 #MayCharacters
Prompt: Musical

Okay so I'm cheating a little on this one because no one in the book is actually musical but the musical adaptation of this story is one of my favorites 💕

Thank you @Eggs and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for hosting this monthly photo challenge! I've had a ton of fun with the daily prompts 😄

I switched to red tea tonight. I probably won‘t finish WICKED before I fall asleep, but I‘m hard into it now. I forgot how skillfully Maguire manages POV here, and how good it gets once Elphaba finally begins to speak.

Green tea felt like the most appropriate beverage tonight.

I‘m over halfway through my WICKED reread now, and while I still love it, I don‘t think it‘ll retain its Top 16 status. (My faves make a Top 15, now.) I expected that and I‘m at peace with it. It‘s been twelve years since I last read it, and this is only my fourth time overall. I‘m so fickle that the faves that STAY faves in the long term are pretty rare.

Saw the novel Wicked posted by @xicanti and had to buy the whole collection. 🙈

My dad needed help with something at a venue right near this public art, so I paused and read a nice chunk of my book while I waited for him to show up.

Back in the day, I set April aside for rereads. I let the practice drop off a few years back when my reading priorities shifted a bit, but this year I want to focus on rereads again!

First up: Gregory Maguire‘s Wicked Years series. I‘m finally gonna read the fourth one.

And yes, I know you probably hate WICKED. I don‘t need to hear about it. It really bugs me when people go out of their way to tell me they loathe something I love.

This book is a major downer; the scope and magnitude of things gone wrong in Elphaba‘s life from start to finish is astonishing. Honestly, it was a slog. Also, I‘m not afraid of sex in books, but the sheer number of things described in sexual terms felt awkward. Like mountains, or a person going through great stress over a loved one‘s mortal peril and digging their nails into something. This happens a lot and the dissonance was distracting.

Got a new Kobo with some Christmas gift cards, so I guess I'm also finally reading this gem! It's been ages since I looked at my Kobo collection, and turns out that, like my physical collection of books, I have a lot of ebooks waiting to be read. Maybe I should stop buying until I've read them all?
(Nah! I don't have that kind of restraint.)
❤

#RememberNovember #Defiance

Alphaba sure knows how to defy gravity and social norms; but she‘s still so Popular

My #basicwitchswap 📦 is here!!!

Unintentionally seasonal reading

Ha-ha-hehe-haha-he!!