a glimpse of sharon world...

suddenly, the wicked witch doesn't seem so "wicked" anymore...

after listening to my sister's soundtrack of the broadway musical, Wicked, (it's coming to toronto in october/november! :D) and reading a little bit about the plotline in the CD insert, i discovered that the musical was actually written and composed after gregory maguire's book, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

a spin-off of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (which was adapted for the classic film musical "The Wizard of Oz"), the book is pretty much a biography of the wicked witch of the west. from what i could tell from the lyrics in the musical, the whole story is pretty sad. poor elphaba (the wicked witch of the west). :( i was teary eyed from listening to one song on the CD at one point. (okay i admit, i actually cried. :P i'm turning into such a sap. i haven't even seen the musical.) how embassaring. haha.

i really want to to read this book now.

i went as far as looking up its availability at the library but there are a ridiculous amount of holds on this book now...*waaaaah*.

should i wait? or just buy it? hmm, maybe i'll do the next best thing: anyone up for a trip to chapters? ;)