I have now read Wicked by Gregory Maguire! (When I say ‘read’ in this, I mean ‘listened to it on CD’.) It was an interesting read and thanks to mom for getting me the CD set for Christmas. Mom and I had gone to the touring company production in Chicago and loved it! The book is very different, as many people have pointed out over time.
There is a heavy political bent to the book. Some of this I understood, and I think that I missed a large amount of the references. But overall, I enjoyed reading the book and getting the full scope of what MacGuire had written in order to see what got changed in the musical theater production. As separate pieces of work, they each have their own merits and I would commend either and both to you.
The book also deals a lot more with development of self, identity, choices (back to those silly thoughts about choice/discernment…). We also get the silence of “animals” – those who are not socially acceptable – and any others who speak out against those who are in power.
Posted by Heather Voss at March 29, 2006 05:49 PM