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)