book reviews fiction|Book Reviews: Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked”, “Son of a Witch”, and “A Lion Among Men” (29/365)

“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West”: “Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again…” – back cover “Son of a Witch: “Ten years after the publication of “Wicked”, beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz.” – back cover “A Lion Among Men”: “…is written with the sympathy and power that have made his books contemporary classics.” – back cover Maguire, Gregory. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1995. Print. Maguire, Gregory. Son of a Witch. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2005. Print. Maguire, Gregory. Son of a Witch. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2008. Print.
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6 Comments to “book reviews fiction|Book Reviews: Gregory Maguire’s “Wicked”, “Son of a Witch”, and “A Lion Among Men” (29/365)”

  1. By katinatreesee, November 13, 2011 @ 3:11 am

    @islalader i didn’t, glad you liked the book

  2. By islalader, November 13, 2011 @ 3:44 am

    Im 11 and I read it Iiked it so much I made my mom take me to the play Im the only one in my class that can read at this level and I plan to read the fourth book ”out of Oz” so dont under estimate me

  3. By temoralez, November 13, 2011 @ 4:28 am

    When she said, “It’s not really for entertainment,” my first thought was: “I straight out read the books for entertainment, but I was also fasinatinated by the revisionized look at the world of Oz.

  4. By nunderst, November 13, 2011 @ 4:45 am

    I had a giggle when u said don’t read this if your under 18 because I first read it when I was 13, even though I really enjoyed it.

  5. By katinatreesee, November 13, 2011 @ 5:11 am

    @applejacks190 thank you!

  6. By applejacks190, November 13, 2011 @ 5:38 am

    i agree with you when you said you should wait to read them if you are under 18. i am 15 and read all three and had many questions about them. very good review

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