Reviews - The Marvelous Land of Oz Illustrated

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613 reviews for:

The Marvelous Land of Oz Illustrated

L. Frank Baum

3.6 AVERAGE

greta123's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ajp_30's review against another edition

4.0

I laugh more with each new book in the Oz series. I was surprised at how superficial and vain the tin woodman (or Nick Chopper, as the scarecrow calls him) is in this book. I was very amused by how often Jack the pumpkin-head is berated and called stupid. The way of writing back then is hilarious to me!

arervolino's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

tclise's review against another edition

4.0

Kids book, but I found it interesting to read follow on Wizard of Oz stories. I did not know that there is a "universe" of Oz stories.

meaghanpalmer's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

katharine_whitfield's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lcmilewski's review against another edition

3.0

While I enjoyed the odd characters in this book--who could not enjoy a talking, tottering sawhorse and an oversized Woggle Bug!--I found the plot meandering and difficult to get through. There's also a lot of gendered insults of the girls who are occupying Oz, which are much more difficult for me to see past as an adult than they were as a child when I originally read this series.

I still kind of want to finish the series this year just to see what other characters L. Frank Baum comes up with; his imaginative lands and the characters that fill them are not like any other children's books I can think of. Unfortunately, the descriptions of these worlds often lead to a lack of an interesting plot. We'll see what #3 is like.