Wicked – Gregory Maquire
Harper Collins, 2008 (reprint)
538 pages
RRP: AU$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-06-135096-2

Reviewed by Kate Smith

The story of the life of the Wicked Witch of the West is a very intesting premise for a number of reasons. The Wizard of Oz is an iconic story in our culture and has been made reference to in many other forms of text, including television, over the years. Whole cartoons have been based around it and single lines have become part of standard communication. Tapping into that interest while adding to the story and at the same time giving readers a chance to think about how people become who they are always stood a good chance of success. The author has not failed in this.

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