A meme, gacked from just about everybody.

[penmage]

Pick an interest from my interests page that either 1) you know nothing about but sounds intriguing, or 2) you know something about but can't fathom why yours truly would be interested in it, and request an explanation.

Edit: feel free to choose more than one. I'll happily explain any and all.

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Hey, nice to meet you! You're all added back, welcome to the flist, all that ;).

Elphaba is the name Gregory Maguire gives to the Wicked Witch of the West in his very excellent book, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. It explores the character of the witch, from childhood up - who she was, how she became the broom-flying green baddie in the movie we've all seen. It's a fascinating book - Maguire dips into Oz politics and backstory. Even cooler, according to me, anyway, is that Maguire uses references from both the Frank L. Baum book The Wizard of Oz, AND the movie - which have differences, trust me. If you're familiar with both, it's even more fun to read - but even if you're not, it's a fascinating and excellent read about a really complex, interesting character.

As well, Wicked has recently been adapted into a Broadway show, which is also excellent, though in many ways quite different. I highly recommend both book and Bway show.