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reviewed Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire: Wicked (Paperback, 2007, Harper)

A fable for adults on the subject of destiny and free will by a writer …

It might have thrived as its' own thing

The prose was good, I enjoyed the beginning, but I feel as though because it was trying to keep up with the events of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (which it wasn't particularly good at) it led the story to become bitter, stale, full of plot holes and developments coming out of nowhere.

And as other reviewers have mentioned, the sexual development of minor characters being described was very uncomfortable. I understand the vibe they were going with some of them, but it wasn't as necessary as they probably thought it was.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla (2000)

Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of …

Short, not gay enough, but thrilling when it was

Though it could and deserved to be much, much gayer; it was very enjoyable. Besides the out of nowhere classist and racist remarks very obviously shoehorned in by the author that didn't even affect the story and we're completely unnecessary, it presented the kind of queer relationship you develop as a child, innocent but passionate and desperate almost. And that definitely made my heart race like the good old days.

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla (2000)

Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of …

Though it could and deserved to be much, much gayer; it was very enjoyable. Besides the out of nowhere classist and racist remarks very obviously shoehorned in by the author that didn't even affect the story and we're completely unnecessary, it presented the kind of queer relationship you develop as a child, innocent but passionate and desperate almost. And that definitely made my heart race like the good old days.