Wicked

This book totally has me hooked. I'm reading fiction and loving it. I'm still not all the way through (I read slow) but I wanted to recommend this book for sure (and fiction in general) as a way to relax. The book is very different from the Broadway show. Both are equally engaging. Enjoy.

Thank you for the books a few of you recommended last week. It's nice to hear from you:)

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.