Son of a Witch has its good points and bad...I can't decide if I really liked it or not. I guess a few days' reflection will help with that. SOW is the 2nd installment in Gregory Maguire's Wicked series and follows the story of Liir, who is assumed to be Elphaba's son. He has her general temperament--disatisfied with the world and struggling to identify himeslf mostly through rebellion against the government that is wreaking havoc on the citizens of Oz.
We get the story of Liir as he leaves the witch's murder scene and travels to Oz in the hopes of finding his half-sister Nor. He is rejected by the wizard and then struggles to survive as he hunts for a way to locate Nor. He joins the Home Guard and becomes a well-regarded soldier. Eventually, however, he runs away after causing an accident that killed several people. In running away he uses the broom to fly home to Kiamo Ko and ends up being attacked later by Dragons.
He barely survives the attack and determines at this point that he must seek vengence, which is what the latter half of the books is about. We are left with a very enigmatic ending--wondering what could possible come next.
Though I wasn't thrilled with this book, I did enjoy reading it and am looking forward to the third installment in the series: Lion Among Men.
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