SON OF A WITCH

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SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 7:52pm

just arrived at my front door....WOOHOO.....the saga continues!

first chapter..The House of St. Glinda.......

now the big decision...do I read Wicked again, and then this? Hmmmmm.....probably should as what sticks in my mind is the show, and the book is vastly different

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

#2

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 7:54pm

yeah read Wicked again... then send me son of a witch so i can read it before you I need a book... i'm desperate for my course to kick in properly so i have loads... back to son of a witch though, anyone know when it's avaliable in the UK?

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#3

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 7:56pm

So cool must get mine!!!!!!!!

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"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

#4

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:01pm

I didn't realize that the release was upon us. I'm definitely going to re-read WICKED first, though.

#5

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:06pm

Loved Wicked and want to read it again some day.
Confessions was great too.
Anxiously awaiting your reviews of SOAW.

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

#6

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:19pm

Glebb, have you read Lost or Mirror, Mirror?
I hated Lost, really, really bad....
Mirror, Mirror I liked, just never finished it....I need to start that again too.
Guess I'll re-read Wicked first........just love that beginning when she's up in the tree

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

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re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:22pm

I own both LOST and MIRROR MIRROR and need to finish both.
I like them but have had things get in the way.
WICKED was hard to put down. Will always be one of my favorites.
WICKED and Confessions are best.

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" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

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re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:24pm

totally agree.......I was just 'lost' with Lost...just didn't like it.

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

#9

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 8:31pm

I nevert finished Wicked. COuldn't make myself.

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Well, I'm glad he got away with it.

#10

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 9:06pm

your loss......one of the most interesting and unique books I have ever read. I I thank my stars I read it before I saw the musical, or I would have thought the musical was all there was......and the book is so much more

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

Updated On: 9/29/05 at 09:06 PM

#11

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/28/05 at 9:14pm

Amen, Elphaba.

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#12

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/29/05 at 1:13am

I just bought SON OF A WITCH tonight. It was kinda weird... I didn't expect the book to be available until October. The bookstore I bought it at had bazillion of copies on audio, but had one hardback copy in the science fiction section. I just thought that this was strange.

#13

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/29/05 at 1:45am

Three books by authors I like have come out this month: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, and Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire. I'm at college with little time and little money, so the latter two will have to wait. No beating Neil Gaiman.

I'll probably get to Son of a Witch and Diana Gabaldon's over Christmas break.

#14

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/29/05 at 1:59am

I just recently finished "Wicked"; been so busy forgot SOAW was coming out. Buying it tomorrow...

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#15

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/29/05 at 2:53am

This is irrelevant, as I have no interest in reading this book, but I cannot wait for John Berendt's CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS to come out...11.5 years between each book is too long for me to wait!

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"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

#16

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/29/05 at 4:42am

Why not, Munk?

#17

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/29/05 at 7:42am

I preordered mine through amazon and am still waiting for it to show up!! I regret doing that as I walked by the book several timses in stores while trying to find the RENT soundtrack....it was so hard not to get it!

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"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. " --Sueleen Gay

#18

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 6:10am

I just finished it. There are still some questions asked, but I liked it overall. I wish it could've been more descriptive in some parts... you'll know what I mean when you get there.

I don't think the novel had a proper ending. I hope there's a third installment to answer the questions being asked in my head. I'm going to start and reread the book tomorrow and see if I neglected to read a sentence or two, just to make sure.

It seems that only Elphaba and I own the book. You people need to go out and buy it! Or atleast check it out from the library.

(I hope there isn't a musical based on this though...Even fluffed up I don't think it'd be that good.)

Updated On: 9/30/05 at 06:10 AM

#19

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 8:20am

I am getting mine today C_O!!

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"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

#20

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 11:12am

I'm about 50 pages in. I like it so far, but I'm just not as attached to the characters as I was with Wicked.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#21

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 12:26pm

I tried reading WICKED a while back, and I got about half way through and put it down. Nothing about it interested me, and it could not keep me entertained. Don't know why.

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"If you are going to do something, do it well. And leave something witchy." -Charlie Manson

#22

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 12:28pm

I definitely see it as an acquired taste. It seems that people either love it or hate it.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#23

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 12:41pm

Much like the musical.

#24

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 12:43pm

Yeah, but in a different way.

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"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

#25

re: SON OF A WITCH

Posted: 9/30/05 at 1:13pm

Yeah, we'll go with that.