Luisa D. (Lukadu) reviewed on 7/16/2009 + 25 more book reviews

I read "Confessions" first and I loved it, so I decided to read the best sold of all of Maguire's book to follow and I have to say I was throughly disappointed. Wicked was not my cup of tea. Full of political, and religious points of view and lacking in the magical department. It certainly is not a book to enjoy as a summer reading and leaves a bad taste on what you thought was a fantastic idea- to dwell on the history of the infamous witch. He mentions elements that are never throughly explained (color of skin, aversion to water, unloved son) but leaves the reader looking for answers-not enough of an explanation. It just lacks creativity in the punch line department. Also the dialogue of good and evil is very uninteresting and gives the reader no real sense of purpose. I wouldn't recommend this book. It was not only boring, but forgettable and I think I prefer to stick to the original fairy tale of the Wizard of Oz, at least that was completely and utterly magical.

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