Book fans warn parents not to buy Wicked novel for kids due to graphic scenes –including bestiality

Following the successful release of Wicked, people are looking for the book that’s the source material for the musical movie – but parents have been warned not to buy it for their kids.

The 1995 book of the same name by Gregory Maguire might have been the inspiration for the stage musical, and now the movie, but it contains a lot of explicit and disturbing scenes including rape, bestiality, and murder.

BookTokers have been doing a public service in warning parents who are unaware of what the book contains to not buy it for their Wicked-obsessed kids this Christmas.

They have also criticised publishers for re-releasing the book with a new cover image of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who play Elphaba and Glinda in the movie.

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