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Lädt ... Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (2000. Auflage)von Gregory Maguire (Autor)
Werk-InformationenDie Hexen von Oz: Die wahre Geschichte der Bösen Hexe des Westens von Gregory Maguire
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If I could, I would give this less than 1 star. It was really a disgusting, confusing book. I picked it up because I love the musical; the name is the only thing this has in common with that. The only reason I even finished it (& still have it) because finishing books is a personal rule of mine. I still have my copy because I am totally against trashing or burning books, but it's so disgusting I would never pass it on to anyone else. I can't decide whether this book is wicked good (it feels brainy -- it has philosophy and politics and some great satire parts) or badly written and pretentious. The jumps in time estranged me as reader from the characters. I'm glad I kept on reading because in the last 50 pages some things became a bit more clear. I have a huge crush on Turtleheart. DNF -- so much promise, so much detailed and expansive writing, and yet i'm 85 pages in and almost nothing has happened. i'm still being introduced to someone who is likely the main character, and only just spotted another protagonist... maybe i'll finish later, but i'd like my books to have some reasonable pacing, not act like every little thing and person needs an encyclopaedic backstory...
Although Mr. Maguire demonstrates a knack for conjuring up bizarre adventures for Elphie and introducing her to an eccentric cast of creatures (though nowhere near as enchanting as the many creatures Baum invented in his multiple sequels to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"), his insistence on politicizing Oz and injecting it with a heavy dose of moral relativism turns a wonderfully spontaneous world of fantasy into a lugubrious allegorical realm, in which everything and everyone is labeled with a topical name tag. With a husky voice and a gentle, dramatic manner that will call to mind the image of a patient grandfather reading to an excited gaggle of children, McDonough leisurely narrates this fantastical tale of good and evil, of choice and responsibility. In Maguire's Oz, Elphaba, better known as the Wicked Witch of the West, is not wicked; nor is she a formally schooled witch. Instead, she's an insecure, unfortunately green Munchkinlander who's willing to take radical steps to unseat the tyrannical Wizard of Oz. Using an appropriately brusque voice for the always blunt Elphaba, McDonough relates her tumultuous childhood (spent with an alcoholic mother and a minister father) and eye-opening school years (when she befriends her roommate, Glinda). McDonough's pacing remains frustratingly slow even after the plot picks up, and Elphaba's protracted ruminations on the nature of evil will have some listeners longing for an abridgement. Still, McDonough's excellent portrayals of Elphaba's outspoken, gravel-voiced nanny and Glinda's snobbish friends make this excursion to Oz worthwhile Gehört zur ReiheThe Wicked Years (1) Ist enthalten inNovels by Gregory Maguire: Wicked: the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Son of a Witch, a Lion Among Men von Gregory Maguire (indirekt) Ist eine Wiedererzählung vonBearbeitet/umgesetzt inInspiriertHat als Erläuterung für Schüler oder StudentenPrestigeträchtige AuswahlenBemerkenswerte Listen
Elphabas Geburt ist von einem Geheimnis begleitet, sie kam mit einer leuchtend grünen Haut zur Welt. Das eigensinnige Mädchen, das anders ist als die anderen, erlebt eine äußerst turbulente Kindheit: der Vater ein aufrechter und strenger Prediger, die Mutter eine leichtlebige Schönheit, dem Alkohol und den Männern zugetan. Während Elphaba an der Universität von Shiz Biologie studiert, ist der Zauberer von Oz dabei, die Rechte der »TIERE« die im Gegensatz zu den einfachen Tieren sprechen können und eine Seele haben beängstigend einzuschränken. Aber außer Elphaba scheint sich kaum jemand daran zu stören.In dem Oz von Maguire ist Elphaba, die »Böse Hexe des Westens«, gar nicht so böse, und sie ist auch keine richtige Hexe. Sie begegnet uns als eigenwillige Bewohnerin von Munchkinland, die radikale Schritte unternimmt, um den tyrannischen Zauberer von Oz zu stürzen ...Stimmen zum Buch»Halten Sie einen Platz frei im Regal zwischen Alice im Wunderland und Der Hobbit es lohnt sich.« Kirkus Review»Bewitching« Chicago Tribune»Was muss ich tun?«, fragte das Mädchen.»Die Böse Hexe des Westens töten«, erwiderte Oz. L. Frank Baum Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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So on a reread, I found it a completely different book, a story about trying to do the right thing, but completely screwing up or timing issues, with people dying due to these screw ups. It is a heartbreaking tale, from being used to make a point about religion form a parent, to losing connections to a point of pride.
Elphaba becoming the witch isn't so much about good and evil, its about losing what ones values, not black and white, but grey and grey - its impossible to make good choices when the world you live in is so bleak.
Oddly enough, this is one of those books that explains the real world - using religious intolerance, colonization, fascism, all starting with a years long drought that causes famine and income loss, it is analogy for our world.
Also, I still want more Dorothy....... :) ( )