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I normally take weeks to get through a book. I devoured this one in days. It pushed a Kleenex box in front of me just often enough that I couldn't set it down. These are two profoundly flawed women, yet also practically perfect in every way. Through it all I just wanted to wrap them in blankets, bring them tea and cookies, smooth their hair by the fire.

The jacket blurb already gives away more than I would prefer. And you know how it ends. But the journey is an E-ticket ride and worth every penny. You might not want to read it at the coffeeshop though.

I have whole web properties where the players are known only as the something or other.

don't mind me, just perusing wikipedia's reminder of what critics said about wicked, and seething again. gonna read this book again. the critics continue to slight the material, while being careful to praise the performances of (this time round) ariana grande and cynthia erivo

don't freaking listen to old critics. which is all of them.

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'AllMusic rated the score three out of five stars, deeming it "tuneful and the lyrics often witty"… concluded that the music was "craftsmanlike and certainly efficient for this somewhat questionable project."'

'Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Lawrence Frascella gave the album a negative rating of C+, expressing that it was "fresh evidence that Broadway needs a new, galvanizing musical direction." Frascella lambasted the songs as "a dreary melange of Disney and Sondheim", though he praised the "lushly produced CD" and the performances of Chenoweth and Menzel.'

A voluminous reference guide on many networking subjects. While somewhat dated (it's from 2005, before widespread adoption of SSL/TLS), networking changes slowly, and most things you need to know are in here. Very much a reference book to have on the shelf; not something to read cover to cover.