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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
these bitches are EVVVILLLL. except the sawhorse, the sawhorse can hang
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars.
I think I enjoyed this one even better than the first book! It seems like this sort of sets up the world of Oz for the abundance of sequels, while the first book really just seemed like a stand-alone.
I really don't have much different to say than many other reviewers have... Jack was fun, but a bit too vocal of his anxiousness, the Saw-Horse was snarky in a straightforward way, and the Woggle-Bug's puns were awesome. The plot twist at the end was a surprise, and really wasn't even alluded to at the beginning which was refreshing.
The illustrations are pretty amazingly terrifyingly surreal, which is a very good thing. The Woggle-Bug looks like he was taken from an early 30's cartoon (which I know is not possible, but that IS the style that Neill's illustrations are) which I LOVED, because that's always guaranteed to be nightmare fuel awesomeness. Also, Jack, while a pumpkin, reminded me immediately of Jack Skellington. The illustrations REALLY make these stories.
I have a few other things that I need to read/finish reading at the moment, but I definitely want to start the next installment soon!
I think I enjoyed this one even better than the first book! It seems like this sort of sets up the world of Oz for the abundance of sequels, while the first book really just seemed like a stand-alone.
I really don't have much different to say than many other reviewers have... Jack was fun, but a bit too vocal of his anxiousness, the Saw-Horse was snarky in a straightforward way, and the Woggle-Bug's puns were awesome. The plot twist at the end was a surprise, and really wasn't even alluded to at the beginning which was refreshing.
The illustrations are pretty amazingly terrifyingly surreal, which is a very good thing. The Woggle-Bug looks like he was taken from an early 30's cartoon (which I know is not possible, but that IS the style that Neill's illustrations are) which I LOVED, because that's always guaranteed to be nightmare fuel awesomeness. Also, Jack, while a pumpkin, reminded me immediately of Jack Skellington. The illustrations REALLY make these stories.
I have a few other things that I need to read/finish reading at the moment, but I definitely want to start the next installment soon!
Such a quirky story. I'm not quite sure what else to say about it. I am a big fan of the original Wizard of Oz movie so I would like to slowly work my way through Baum's book series.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loved the wide variety of examples of female leadership. Very fun and very ozian situations/characters!
NB I didn't read this particular edition; the one that I read was part of a complete ebook omnibus and wasn't very good quality.
This is book 2 in the Oz series. Already being familiar with books 1 & 3, I was keen to finally read the missing piece. However, I would say it is much weaker than both its predecessor and sequel. While all three books are about a character going on a journey and collecting new friends along the way, The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz and Ozma of Oz are QUESTS. Whereas The Marvellous Land Of Oz has almost no plot at all and involves the characters simply marching back and forth from the Emerald City a wearying number of times. I didn't find the new characters to be terribly memorable while the returning characters are really rude and mean all the time. I can't remember if that is how they behave in the other books, probably, but it was often quite shocking how much everyone seems to hate each other. However it is all played for laughs, and Baum is always entertaining.
This is book 2 in the Oz series. Already being familiar with books 1 & 3, I was keen to finally read the missing piece. However, I would say it is much weaker than both its predecessor and sequel. While all three books are about a character going on a journey and collecting new friends along the way, The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz and Ozma of Oz are QUESTS. Whereas The Marvellous Land Of Oz has almost no plot at all and involves the characters simply marching back and forth from the Emerald City a wearying number of times. I didn't find the new characters to be terribly memorable while the returning characters are really rude and mean all the time. I can't remember if that is how they behave in the other books, probably, but it was often quite shocking how much everyone seems to hate each other. However it is all played for laughs, and Baum is always entertaining.