(Here's what the book is about, for those who have never heard of it. Following that, you'll see a review by someone who takes their RW views a little too far.)
Book Description
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?
Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.
Now the review Stuff and Nonsense!, January 7, 2004
Reviewer: A reader from Chicago, IL
Let's call this book what it really is--an exercise in moral relativity! A narrative spin on the the old saying "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." Ridiculous. As our fine President Bush has pointed out, there is only good and evil, no shades of gray in between. It's time America embraced this correct dichotomal view of the world, and then executed its enemies. Books like this only serve to confuse the citizenry of their duty to the homeland.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060987103/qid=1074275180/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-3291458-5877528
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