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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
I loved this as a kid. I was so impressed by Ozma and her transformation and it really felt good for me as a non-binary child. Now as an adult I was so annoyed by so many things like the girl army.
Putting aside the classic status of the first one, this sequel holds together better just as a book. (I read a different edition than the one listed, but it should be substantially the same.) The story is more interesting, the humor lands better, and there's a more solid narrative structure versus the first book's largely unrelated series of vignettes. Because of the era, there's an odd combination of inherent sexism with a surprisingly progressive amount of female agency with the Army of Revolt plotline.
Because this is an Oz book, expect animal cruelty, all sorts of other casual violence, and normalization of jackbooted authoritarian rule. The flying monkeys remain enslaved and everyone thinks it's great. Read the book but don't move to Oz.
Because this is an Oz book, expect animal cruelty, all sorts of other casual violence, and normalization of jackbooted authoritarian rule. The flying monkeys remain enslaved and everyone thinks it's great. Read the book but don't move to Oz.
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Complicated
It’s a bit dated for today, and I’m no Oz scholar, but I just finished reading this one to my child. He enjoyed it, and questions such as how to interpret the Army of Revolt or how to see the character of Tip are best left to more educated scholars of this series.
Some of the humor is actually way beyond that of a preschooler or small child and I found myself laughing out loud!
Some of the humor is actually way beyond that of a preschooler or small child and I found myself laughing out loud!
adventurous
funny
medium-paced