Wicked the Novel — Page 2

LOL - you did say signature!

Sorry, can't read lol

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way too different - i have to look at them as two seperate entities b/c i loved gregory maguire before they even planned to make wicked a musical pretty much the names and places are the same but the musical's plot would never have even happened in the book - glinda and elphaba would never have sung for good

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I read the book before the show came out and loved it. The show to me is not the same thing at all and I was really confused when I had friends talk about how much it was like the book. The show is fun and appeals to the families, but the book does not. I wonder how many parents have bought the book at the merchandise booths planning to read it to their children and then are totally shocked.

I bought the music and fell in love with the soundtrack. since I live in Los Angeles, going out and seeing the musical right away wasn't an option. So I bought the book and started to read.... I found the first two chapters so hard to get through that I stopped reading it.

Then I saw the musical. WOW! After listening to the CD for, what, three months straight, I was surprised at the ending, the plot twists and turns--the soundtrack SO captures your attention without giving the story away. I totally fell MORE in love with the musical than I thought I could. Plus, Idina was amazing. As was Jennifer Laura Thompson. A woman sitting next to me at the show told me that the first two chapters were weird, but if you push through, it was a you-can't-put me down book. I went back and read the book.

She was right.

I LOVED the book, the book and show are so different, BUT, what amazed me more is HOW someone could come out with such a great story book version for the musical from such a dark book. I very much liked the focus on Glinda and Elphie, especially since Glinda isn't in the book as much. I liked the happier ending for the musical, because who wants to see a musical that's got too much of a depressing ending, you know?

So that's my two cents. I liked both, but I like the musical better. I'd read the book again too though!

Updated On: 11/3/04 at 02:37 AM

She was dead, dead and gone, and all that was left of her was the carapace of her reputation for malice.

"And there the wicked old witch stayed for a good long time"
"And did she ever come out?"
"Not yet."


Now, THERE's a way to end a story. Imagine that as the ending in the context of the musical...It's better already. Just one of the many elements I think the creators of the musical should've considered while writing it. There are a few elemenst to the musical I prefer, but I think the musical would've been much more effective if it was a darker story.

Updated On: 11/4/04 at 08:33 PM

I read the book and listened to the music before going to see the show so i was very throw off when i saw the show. I was expecting a dark, evil, and crazy musical when it was very humorous. But i enjoyed both, on different levels.

I wish that Fiyero would have looked a little different. From the book's discription and the pix i thought that he would have. But that's okay by me cause now i have a thing for Norbert Butz!

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