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Wicked Collector's Edition - by Gregory Maguire (Hardcover)

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Highlights

  • The beloved multimillion-copy-bestselling novel and basis of the Tony Award-winning musical and movie, in a deluxe hardback edition with green stained edges, a ribbon marker, and an elegant foil-stamped cover.With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire's Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as a novel to revisit for years to come.
  • Author(s): Gregory Maguire
  • 432 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Fantasy

Description

The beloved multimillion-copy-bestselling novel and basis of the Tony Award-winning musical and movie, in a deluxe hardback edition with green stained edges, a ribbon marker, and an elegant foil-stamped cover.

With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire's Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as a novel to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination.

Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin--no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens.

But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere. Animals--those creatures with voices, souls, and minds--are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals--even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.

Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster musical of the same name--one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel's distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire's Wicked is as unique as its green-skinned witch.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 (H) x 6.12 (W)
Weight: 1.43
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Format: Hardcover
Author: Gregory Maguire
Theme: Contemporary
Language: English
Street Date: September 24, 2024
TCIN: 91292011
UPC: 9780063391086
Item Number (DPCI): 059-01-3355
Origin: Made in the USA
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 6.12 inches width x 9.25 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.425 pounds
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4.5 out of 5 stars with 30 reviews
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Wicked book

5 out of 5 stars
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MLR - 29 days ago, Verified purchaser
Bought as a birthday gift….beautiful and perfect! Loved the green edges of pages.
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Wicked book special edition

4 out of 5 stars
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Bug - 1 month ago, Verified purchaser
Got as Christmas gift and it came wrapped and nice
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WICKED HARDCOVER

5 out of 5 stars
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Anonymouse40 - 1 month ago, Verified purchaser
I love the way the book looks. It came brand new. The pages are gorgeous
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Love it

5 out of 5 stars
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Awesomeo - 1 month ago, Verified purchaser
I love this book. Beautifully crafted. I will address the ignorance of the other reviews of those who think this is a children’s book : No, "Wicked" is not considered a children's book; it is written for an adult audience and contains mature themes, including violence, s****** content, and complex political ideas, making it unsuitable for young children. If you are ignorant to think it is going to be like the movie, you should really be doing your research prior to giving things to your children
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Not a childrens book

1 out of 5 stars
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MrsP - 1 month ago
ATTENTION PARENTS!!! This book is NOTHING like the sweet and lovely movie musical you’ve all been to the movies to see. Actually only about 5% of the musical appears in this book - the remaining plot is very adult themed. I would never allow a child to read this book. Just let them watch them movie. This is not for children. Trust me.
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Horrifyingly inappropriate

1 out of 5 stars
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MrsH - 2 months ago, Verified purchaser
My daughter bought this book for a gift for her and her grandma. She lived the movie wicked and we found the book on the shelves next to some lip glosses, a jewelry kit and some other movie memorabilia targeted for children. We all went to watch the movie together and she wanted to read the book together too. Thank goodness my mom got a headstart on it. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN NEAR THIS BOOK. I'm disgusted by it, as is my mother who will be returning the gift.
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Doesnt close all the eay

1 out of 5 stars
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C - 2 months ago, Verified purchaser
The binding was broken
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Wicked collector's edition

5 out of 5 stars
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Nikki2witt - 3 months ago, Verified purchaser
Perfect addition to any library
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Wicked

5 out of 5 stars
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- 3 months ago, Verified purchaser
Beautifully bound it will look nice with my other books
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Wonerfully Wicked!!

5 out of 5 stars
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Torrey - 3 months ago, Verified purchaser
This is a great book for all who are fans of the musical! The book is also a great companion for the movie Wicked as well! Very happy with this purchase! Thank you Target!!
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Gorgoues and a classic

5 out of 5 stars
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E101 - 4 months ago, Verified purchaser
A gorgeous design for this version of Wicked. The design is gorgeous and looks like it would be in a library at oz this is a fun collectors item especially with the pages being in the classic green color
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