Wicked

I just finished "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire. It is the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (from the Wizard of Oz). I highly recommend reading it! I know you are saying, that childhood story? Yes, but this is full of politics, passion, intrigue, murder....and Animals with spirits who can talk! Not too mention, you realize that each of us is a little like Elphaba (the witch) - we just want to be understood. (Wicked also recently became a musical-actually the biggest hit on Broadway last year. It is based on the book).