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Wicked: Book vs Musical

With the Wicked movie coming out, it'd be nice to see an analysis of how wildly different the Broadway musical is from the novel it's loosely based on.
Compare characters and their arcs. For example, Fiyero in the musical is like a Disney prince, while the book version was much more serious.
Compare plot details. The musical's ending is quite different from the book's.
Compare themes. The book goes deep into political and ethical questions; does the musical do these ideas justice?