Wicked: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture (Wicked Years Book 1)

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

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Published Oct 13, 2009

406 pages

Average rating: 6.34

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novelthoughtswithamy
Jun 26, 2025
7/10 stars
I re-read the book to refresh myself for part 2 of the movie release in the fall. Whoa! The book is a lot darker than the movie for sure and there were a lot of other differences to me too. I would recommend reading the physical book vs audio book though because I had to rewind quite a few times during the denser parts of the story.
jhwarren
Mar 24, 2025
7/10 stars
I enjoyed it, the storytelling, character dynamics, and descriptive world building was great. I found that the last part was rushed and chaotic. It didn’t feel wholly organic to the characters that had been built, more a panicked realization that this story needed to be integrated back with the original telling. I’m still happy to have read it and would recommend.
BoostedBiDemon
Aug 09, 2023
10/10 stars
SO SO SO GOOD 11/10
njlbo1
Jul 18, 2023
4/10 stars
I'm really not sure why I continued reading this book or what I got out of it.
sking4
Jan 30, 2026
3/10 stars
I honestly couldn’t get through the book because it was a hard read. I honestly couldn’t even finish jt

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