Wicked

Wicked is a classic tale about a girl named Elphaba who was born with green as clover skin who grows up to be  the Wicked Witch of the West. It starts off in a munchkin village where a couple is living. One day a visitor come s and attracts the wife living in the house. They have a baby who comes out green and is shunned by her entire village and family. All except the man who believes he's her father. As she grows up and goes to a college she meets friends and takes care of her crippled sister, Nessarose, who cannot walk. Throughout her college years Elphaba studies the mistreatment of Animals, which are talking animals. She also practices witchcraft and masters techniques of dark magic which fascinates her. One of the things she does with her magic is make a pair of ruby red slippers for her sister to wear that allow her to walk. They are stolen from her when her sister dies. As anger from years of being ignored and mistreated builds up inside of Elphaba she becomes evil and therefore becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. I really liked this book but it was a complicated and long read, in the end it was worth it though. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a lot of time on their hands.