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Son of a Witch: A Novel Audiobook
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The Wicked Years continue in Gregory Maguire’s Son of a Witch—the heroic saga of the hapless yet determined young man who may or may not be the offspring of the fabled Wicked Witch of the West. A New York Times bestseller like its predecessor, the remarkable Wicked, Son of a Witch follows the boy Liir on his dark odyssey across an ingeniously re-imagined and nearly unrecognizable Land of Oz—a journey that will take him deep into the bowels of the Emerald City, lately abandoned by the Wizard, and into the jaws of dragons. At once a grim fairy tale and an uplifting adventure, Son of a Witch is a true wonder.
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"I enjoyed this book immensely. However, I did feel that the homosexual element toward the end was completely unnecessary. I am not homophobic, or anti-homosexual, it's just that it didn't add to the story at all. In fact, it's pointlessness was distracting. Other than that, it was a GREAT read! "
— Breanna (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Maguire clearly feels most comfortable when inventing freehand, and most of his novel is set after the original Oz story ends. Dorothy’s presence in the text causes difficulties. She belongs too frankly in someone else’s fairy tale; her arrival strains Maguire's own confident production in an unhappy way…Once he’s freed himself from Baum’s tenacious apron strings, Maguire begins to enjoy himself, and the story picks up.”
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“Maguire is full of storytelling brio…his Oz is meticulously drawn.”
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“Maguire has done it again: Son of a Witch is as wicked as they come…Thoroughly entertaining.”
— Boston Globe -
“Maguire’s captivating, fully imagined world of horror and wonder illuminates the links between good and evil, retribution and forgiveness.”
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“As fantastical as a novel set in Oz should be.”
— Entertainment Weekly
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A New York Times bestseller
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A USA Today bestseller
Son of a Witch Listener Reviews
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" I liked this book because it gave me what I was looking for, a chance to revisit Maguire's Land of Oz. Well worth the read. "
— Darol, 2/15/2014 -
" As with Wicked, I couldn't put this down....I kept wanting Elphie to show up... "
— Sandra, 2/14/2014 -
" Hmmm... Not the best book I've ever read. Quite violent in parts. Just okay in others. I hear Wicked is much better, so I might try it. Still not sure. "
— Kim, 2/10/2014 -
" This was also a mistake to read. "
— Kristin, 2/8/2014 -
" The audiobook reader was great with the voices of the characters, and emphasis on the emotions of each character. "
— Jeannette, 2/4/2014 -
" I found Liir to be quite boring. It was ok to get his perspective of things but it didnt really tell me much that I even wanted to know. Or maybe I just missed Elphie and the first book so much =) "
— Oneuvakind, 2/2/2014 -
" This book would have been hard to understand if you didnt read Wicked. I really enjoy the writing style of Maguire. "
— Jmnstars, 1/28/2014 -
" This book was probably the worst I've ever had the displeasure of reading. GODS this book is boring. Boring boring boring boring boring. Overall, I thought it was a little too boring. "
— Davytron, 1/28/2014 -
" This book is very slow to start but once it gets going (oh say 200-300 pages in) it gets going. Like Wicked, several plot questions are left hanging but there are two more books published to answer some of those questions. "
— Leighanne, 1/26/2014 -
" This was a struggle to get through but I pushed through hoping to discover the point of this book and some kind of semblence of a plot. Alas, that never happened. Worse book I have read in a LONG time and I read all of the Twilight series. "
— Jordan, 1/20/2014 -
" Not as good as Wicked, but still good. "
— Martha, 1/6/2014
About Gregory Maguire
?Gregory Maguire is an American author of nonfiction and fiction and fantasy for children, young adults, and adults, including the Wicked Years, the first book of which is Wicked—the basis for the major motion picture and Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name. He received his PhD in English and American literature from Tufts University and his BA degree from the State University of New York at Albany. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children’s Literature from 1979-1985.