Day: Jan 11, 2025

The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 9

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Goodreads Blurb: 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.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: A fascinating read and a well crafted tale of where wickedness begins, if it ever does. A note of warning though, it’s quite depressing – especially if you’ve picked it up because of the musical – so maybe not a book to read over and over again. At least not without leaving a few years in between each read, give yourself some time to recover.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s Gilmore Girls Love Interests of All Time: The Fifth Love of their Life

Jonathan? From Buffy? Is that you?

Doyle McMaster

While the excitement of seeing a long time Buffy alumni would be more than enough to earn Doyle a spot on this list, what makes me rank him quite this high is the almost seamless way he and Paris seem to slot together. He is by far and away the best of her three boyfriends, although to be fair his completion isn’t very steep. Her first boyfriend was somehow both creepy and nothingy at the same time, and while her second boyfriend had at least a personality, it was clear their relationship was never gonna be for the long haul. Doyle on the other hand is both a sharp wit, able to go toe to toe with Paris when he has to and genuinely loving boyfriend, always eager to support her even when he doesn’t agree with her choices. Also, he gave Rory hell during his time as Editor of the Yale daily news.

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