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Forsyth Reads Together featuring Wicked: The Life and Time of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
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An Evening with Gregory MaguireThursday, March 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Forsyth Conference Center 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd. Cumming, Georgia 30041
Mr. Maguire will speak at 7:00 p.m. about Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. He will follow his author talk with a book signing.
Register here to attend!
An Evening with Gregory Maguire is sponsored by Forsyth County Public Library, FCPL Friends & Advocates, The Forsyth County Arts Alliance Fund at the Forsyth County Community Foundation, and BookLogix.
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Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the Westby Gregory MaguireSet in an Oz where a morose Wizard battles suicidal thoughts, the story of the green-skinned Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, profiles her as an animal rights activist striving to avenge her dear sister's death.
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"Maguire combines puckish humor and bracing pessimism in this fantastical meditation on good and evil, God and free will, which should, despite being far removed in spirit from the Baum books, captivate devotees of fantasy." Publishers Weekly "Her journey along this road is a captivating, funny, and perceptive look at destiny, personal responsibility, and the not-always-clashing beliefs of faith and magic. Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit—that spot is well deserved." Kirkus Reviews "The book has both idealism and cynicism in its discussion of social, religious, educational, and political issues present in Oz, and, more pointedly, present in our day and time...It is for good readers who like satire, and love exceedingly imaginative and clever fantasy." School Library Journal "Gregory Maguire's Wicked falls into a fascinating sub-genre of novels that revisit well-known stories as much in the spirit of criticism as homage. Maguire...makes sense of Baum's whims, creating a credible Oz for grown-ups, with religion, politics, racial tensions, an economy, mythology, humour...As moving and tragic as it is refreshing and scurrilous..." The Independent
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Join us to discuss by Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. Thursday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m. Cumming Library Wednesday, March 28 at 10:30 a.m. Sharon Forks Library
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Forsyth Reads Together Celebration
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Forsyth County Public Library 585 Dahlonega Street Cumming, Georgia 30040 770-781-9840www.forsythpl.org/ |
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