Witchy

Sometime in November my best friend called and was sad because she really wanted to go see Wicked. I didn't know much about the extremely popular play but I decided we should go because she wanted to see it so badly and because I hadn't been to see a play in such a long time. I really enjoyed the play, even without really knowing what I was getting into.

That said, short of the same characters and the same title, the play and the book have so few similarities. I've been listening to the book for the last few weeks and finally finished it. I enjoyed the book a lot more than I thought I would but I have some conflict with the fact that the play is so far from the book.

The book vaguely reminded me of the Harry Potter series, but might only be because of the magic/sorcery. I loved the introductions of new characters because the author came up with such creative names for each of his characters. I also was pulled in by the fact that this book was written with the ending somewhat already written. I found myself wondering how the author wrote the book. I'm also very curious about the next two books in the series Son of a Witch and A Lion Among Men both also by Gregory Maguire.

Lastly, the book got extra points with me simply because there is an elephant princess, Nastoya. I love elephants and just about drove off the road when this character was introduced, it put a big smile on my face.

Current Listen: Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs