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I am done with SoaW. It's not Wicked. Nowhere near it. And how could it be, when Elphaba is dead? It didn't leave me speechless and overwhelmed, like Wicked. But it did leave me squeeing 'OMG SEQUEL NOW'. I loved Liir, and not just because he loves Elphaba (although, I have to say, it's THE most significant reason). I loved the closer look at Oz, even more so through the eyes of someone who is ordinary and more or less sane. I loved the possibilities it opened up. I loved the grown-up Glinda, who is definitely the most subtle character in the books (MORE GLINDA PLSKTHX). And of course, mad Elphaba love, even as I mourn her absence.

( spoilery review; with added CAPSLOCK and general sappyness )

I'll need to read Wicked again.

Current Mood: contemplative

Conversation over lunch:

Swatkat:...so if they don't have the book, I'm going to ask them to reserve a copy for me.
Dad: What's the book called?
Swatkat: Son of a Witch.
Mum: (scandalised)What a name!
Swatkat: Son of a WITCH.
Mum: Oh.

But I do have the book now. And Hogfather too (Could Susan be anymore amazing? Answer: No). *g*

Also, my mother has decided that she wants to read Wicked. This should be interesting. *eg*

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I'm almost getting used to the madwoman in the attic look. Today *two* people failed to recognise me. I wonder what this means.