7. A Mango-Shaped Space

What a fascinating book!!

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Books I'm reading:
1. A Lion Among Men (Gregory Maguire)

Books I've read:
1. A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
2. My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
3. A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling)
5. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)
6. Son of a Witch (Gregory Maguire)
7. A Mango-Shaped Space (Wendy Mass)

Books to read:
1. Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)
2. Xanth series (Piers Anthony)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
4. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
5. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
6. The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
7. The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
8. The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)

6. Son of a Witch

I just finished this and wow!

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Books I'm reading:
1. A Mango-Shaped Space (Wendy Mass)

Books I've read:
1. A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
2. My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
3. A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling)
5. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)
6. Son of a Witch (Gregory Maguire)

Books to read:
1. Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)
2. Xanth series (Piers Anthony)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
4. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
5. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott. Fitzgerald)
6. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
7. The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
8. The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
9. The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
10. A Lion Among Men (Gregory Maguire)

5. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

I absolutely LOVED this book. I think I'm kind of obsessed now. I'm even thinking of doing a Wicked-inspired painting for my painting course. haha. And I just took out "Son of a Witch" the sequel to this book and I'm so excited to find out what happened to... well, I won't reveal anything. The book was so interesting! It was such a revealing book and showed such a different perspective to the Wizard of Oz story that we all know and love. Suddenly, the wicked witch isn't so wicked... I can't WAIT to see the musical when it comes to Toronto in June 2010!

I'm adding a few book recommendations to my "to read" list. I'm so excited to have new books in different genres. And I am finally going to tackle "Lord of the Rings". It's about time, huh.

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Books I'm reading:
1. Son of a Witch (Gregory Maguire)

Books I've read:
1. A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
2. My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
3. A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling)
5. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)

Books to read:
1. Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)
2. Xanth series (Piers Anthony)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
4. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
5. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott. Fitzgerald)
6. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
7. The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
8. The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
9. The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)

4 1/2

I just wanted to say how much I am enjoying my current book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West". I passed the halfway mark (there are 526 pages) a few days ago, and I'm slowly making my way through it. I've decided to read mostly on the bus/subway (or while waiting) so it's going to take me a lot longer to finish books. I may read a bit before I sleep but I tend to just stay up because I can't put the book down! And then it messes up my sleeping pattern.

Back to the book. I am REALLY enjoying it. We all know the story of Dorothy and her friends. We all know what happens to the Wicked Witch and who the Wizard of Oz really is. But only from Dorothy's perspective. So it's really interesting to see things from another perspective--from the "villain's" side.

I can't wait to finish this book!

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Books I'm reading:
1. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)

Books I've read:
1. A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
2. My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
3. A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling)

Books to read:
1. Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)
2. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
3. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
4. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott. Fitzgerald)