gregory maguire – Cannonball Read 17

Fast moving and packed with revelations Another Day is a worthy follow up to The Wicked Years.

The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire

January 12, 2023 by TylerDFC 1 Comment

Life is too short for books you don’t want to read

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

October 4, 2019 by lowercasesee Leave a Comment

There can come a time when a book is a chore and let’s be real – I’m three weeks out from my wedding, I have enough goddamn chores. I hadn’t gotten quite halfway through when I consciously uncoupled myself from this book and I have no real desire to go back and finish it in the week I have remaining on my library loan. For my Retelling bingo square, I revisited a book I didn’t much care for the first time around either. I was […]

The Musical Must Be Better (CBR10 BINGO)

October 14, 2018 by ASKReviews 8 Comments

CBR 10 BINGO Square: Alabama Pink Best for: People who like fantasy. So, apparently, not me. In a nutshell: It’s billed as the back story of the wicked witch of the west. Instead it’s a convoluted mess of a book that I could not follow. Worth quoting: “Galinda didn’t often stop to consider whether she believed in what she said or not; the whole point of conversation was flow.” “I don’t dress for your approval, boys.” Why I chose it: I initially tried to read […]

Episode 1-33: We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used to It

September 4, 2018 by prisco Leave a Comment

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/09/04/episode-1-33-were-here-were-queer-get-used-to-it/ Wherein I review: 128. Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire 129. Crooked by Austin Grossman 130. The Steel Remains (A Land Fit For Heroes #1) by Richard K. Morgan 131. Hollywood Dead (Sandman Slim #10) by Richard Kadrey 132. Bloody Rose (The Band #2) by Nicholas Eames 133. The Invisible Library (Invisible Library #1) by Genevieve Cogman I wax ecstatic over the recent trend of inclusion of homosexuality in fantasy and fiction and how it makes all the neckbeards cry into their fedoras. Gregory Maguire brings […]

The Hans Christian Anderson classic is updated and spun into a Christmas story

December 24, 2015 by TylerDFC 3 Comments

With Matchless I’m at review 52! CANNONBALL! I don’t expect to do this again, I had to sacrifice longer novels for shorter ones to meet the goal and stretch with some graphic novels at the end but I’m satisfied with my reviews and enjoyed the challenge of pushing myself to stay on a reading and writing schedule. Apologies to my work for the countless lunch hours (and sometimes beyond) spent writing these up. On to review 52! Matchless began its life a spoken word performance […]

Son of a *itch

July 31, 2014 by Caitlin_D 2 Comments

I read Wicked several years back, around the time the play was gaining popularity, and it took forever to read. In my mind it took forever because I was in college and a lot of my reading was for class not for pleasure. After reading Son of a Witch I realize my memory must have been kind to Wicked if it was anything like its sequel. Maybe I just like catchy musicals, not what they’re based on… I was only able to read a few […]

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