Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Summary:
In the book Wicked Gregory Magiure explains how Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west from The Wizard of Oz, becomes wicked. Elphaba is the main character who is born to Melena. Melena had an affair and Elphaba is the result of it and is born with green skin. She goes off to Shiz University where she must room with Galinda. Since Elphaba has green skin she is an outcast where as Galinda is focused on moving up the social ladder. At the beginning Galinda and Elphaba hate eachother but after some time the two begin to get along. This book explains how the wicked witch got her hat and how she became to hate her sister so much. This book even explains why Elphaba wants her sister's shoes. Dorothy and Toto show up in the end of the book to connect Wicked with The Wizard of Oz.

Review:
I wanted to read this book because I have always wanted to see the broadway musical and I really enjoyed the book. I like how this book explains how Elphaba became wicked and her experiences growing up. The author does a good job of describing the scenes without over describing them which really allowed me to enjoy the book.

Quote:
From the crumpled bed the wife said, " I think today's the day. Look how low I've gone." I picked this quote because she is talking about how she is ready to give birth to Elphaba. This quote symbolizes the beginning the book and all the problems that are going to arise.