Wicked 邪恶

FollowingthetraditionsofGabrielGarcIaMarquez,JohnGardnerandJ.R.R.Tolkien,"Wicked"isarichlywoventalethattakesustotheother,darkersideoftherainbowasnovelistGregoryMaguirechroniclestheWickedWitchoftheWest'sodysseythroughthecomplexworldofOz--wherepeoplecallyouwickedifyoutellthetruth.YearsbeforeDorothyandherdogcrash-land,anotherlittlegirlmakesherpresenceknowninOz.Thisgirl,Elphaba,isbornwithemerald-greenskin--noeasyburdeninalandasmeanandpoorasOz,wheresuperstitionandmagicarenotstrongenoughtoexplainortoovercomethenaturaldisastersoffloodandfamine.ButElphabaissmart,andbythetimesheenterstheuniversityinShiz,shebecomesamemberofacharmedcircleofOz'mostpromisingyoungcitizens.Elphaba'sOzisnoutopia.TheWizard'ssecretpoliceareeverywhere.Animals--thosecreatureswithvoices,soulsandminds--arethreatenedwithexile.YoungElphaba,greenandwildandmisunderstood,isdeterminedtoprotecttheAnimals--evenitmeanscombatingthemysteriousWizard,evenifitmeansriskinghersinglechanceatromance.Evenwiseringuiltandsorrow,shecanfindherselfgratefulwhentheworlddeclaresherawitch.AndshecanevenmakeherselfgladforthatyounggirlfromKansas.In"Wicked,"GregoryMaguirehastakenthelargelyunknownworldofOzandpopulateditwiththepowerofhisownimagination.Fast-paced,fantasticallyrealandsupremelyentertaining,thisisanovelofvisionandre-vision.Ozneverwillbethesameagain.