Colin Robinson > Recent Status Updates

In a Stephen King phase and was digging something sci-fi, so this seems appropriate. Fell off the reading bandwagon for a bit, but I’m excited to start enjoying this nice weather and reading more outdoors!

Back on SoaW. Misery sounded like a nice idea, but now the snow is gone and I think I’ll return to it at a later date. Watched Wicked and For Good a few nights ago, so I’m reinvested in the world of Oz. Loving the characters- except for Shell, he seems like a scumbag. Liir seems to be becoming more conscious and is developing a personality- so I’m excited to see where that leads him. Hope he finds Nor!

Needed a switch up - Maguire was getting a bit too dense. Still love Son of a Witch, but it can be hard to get to the meat of the story - very wordy. Excited to have gotten Misery the audiobook for free! Perfect for this snow storm’s vibes, hehe. ❄️🪓📖

Loving the sequel so far! Maguire’s narration has grown on me and I’m fond of all his silly voices for the characters. Really wish they’d done chapter illustrations for the rest of the books though, the ones in Wicked were lovely. Liking Liir a bit more than I liked Elphaba’s character. Also nice to see Dorothy and the gang revisited, if briefly.

Audiobook narration for this one is done by the author- so that’ll take some getting used to. Neat to have it read by its creator, but I can also tell that the audio quality is a bit lower than it was in Wicked. Feels more like I’m being read a bedtime story than listening to a novel, but that has its own unique charms. Found out Maguire is an activist and has a husband/adorable family too, so that’s rad!

Clearly the musical and movies were LOOSELY based on the book, lol. Feels like I’m reading a completely different story, but I’m glad it wasn’t a copy/paste job from the novel. Still waiting for more insight into Elphaba’s inner workings though- maybe in the prequel? 🤔

Fiyero and Elphaba HAD a room and yet somehow they still need to get a room… 😅 Steamy but not graphic, and a lot easier to comprehend than the section on their years at Shiz. I keep waiting for the plot to pick up, but maybe that’s just because I’m used to the pacing of the musical? So much is different from the movies too, that it’s hard to know exactly what’s considered canon at this point.

FINALLY- the Shiz years are over! Love the setting and overall plot during this period- but the WORDS! Had to look up every other word just to understand what the heck was going on, lol. Hoping the next part is a bit easier to digest!

I hate to say this, but- Elphaba seems kinda catty in the book?? At least in her early college years… maybe her defenses are still up, and she gets a bit kinder later on? Boq has been the most likable character so far, and even HE desperately needs to get a hobby, lmao. 😂

Loving how different the book is from the movie! Makes me want to see the stage production again to compare all versions. Galinda is even more unlikable in the book imo, and Morrible was horrible from the get go. Elphie has only popped in here and there, but each chapter does seem to focus on a different character. Can’t wait to see a little (or a LOT of) character development happen, lol. 🤦‍♂️

Elphie MIGHT need a muzzle of some sort, at least until she’s better socialized among the children, for everyone’s sake, lol. 😬 Maybe her adult teeth are less terrifying? I hope? 😂

Loving the book so far! Gotta say- it’s been cracking me up. 😂 Melena is SUCH a character - an awful character, but a hilarious one. Poor baby Elphie. 💚 Though with those teeth she’s already proved she’s a fighter (and a biter, lol).

Danny is back on track 👏👏👏

Oh Danny Boy~ what happened to you? 😳

Ok, but -where did- the liquor come from? Spirit spirits? 👻🥃

All I can say is thank GOD Wendy is more capable in the book… 😅

Absolutely lovely so far, just the book I've been needing in my life- and another ease into philosophy.