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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
We return to Oz, sans Dorothy, and instead follow young Tip, a boy who is virtually enslaved to the witch Mombi. One day, he decides to scare Mombi and makes a wooden man with a pumpkin for a head, which Mombi, entirely unconcerned, experiments on, bringing the man to life. Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead steal the Powder of Life from Mombi and go off to have adventures in Oz.
This book makes me really want to do an analysis of the Oz series with a focus on gender identity, because
In addition, the government overthrow perpetrated by the women of the Emerald City is intriguing. Baum is pretty dismissive of them as leaders, but also seems to make an attempt to highlight the "important" skills of women. Like laundry and cooking. It's frustrating, as a female reader. And yet, in the end, Tip's transformation into Ozma, the most powerful woman in Oz, shows that Baum will allow a woman to be a leader in his books. And, with the addition of Glinda, power in Oz is overwhelmingly in the hands of women. It's strange, and something to be considered.
The tone continues to match the first book in the series, so any child that likes "The Wizard of Oz" will probably love to continue the series. As for myself, while I did decide to read the entire Oz series this month, this particular book rubbed me a bit wrong at times, and thus the lower review. The treatment of women is just a bit troublesome to me.
This book makes me really want to do an analysis of the Oz series with a focus on gender identity, because
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the entire idea that Tip, a boy, is actually Princess Ozma in disguise is intriguing enough, but the little resistance at the end as Tip tries to maintain his gender identity is pretty intriguing.In addition, the government overthrow perpetrated by the women of the Emerald City is intriguing. Baum is pretty dismissive of them as leaders, but also seems to make an attempt to highlight the "important" skills of women. Like laundry and cooking. It's frustrating, as a female reader. And yet, in the end, Tip's transformation into Ozma, the most powerful woman in Oz, shows that Baum will allow a woman to be a leader in his books. And, with the addition of Glinda, power in Oz is overwhelmingly in the hands of women. It's strange, and something to be considered.
The tone continues to match the first book in the series, so any child that likes "The Wizard of Oz" will probably love to continue the series. As for myself, while I did decide to read the entire Oz series this month, this particular book rubbed me a bit wrong at times, and thus the lower review. The treatment of women is just a bit troublesome to me.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
ah, eu adorei essa leitura. revisitar oz foi incrível, confesso que senti um pouco de saudades da dorothy, mas nessa história conhecemos novos personagens que são muito divertidos e a aventura deles durante o livro é tão legal de ler. o final me surpreendeu, pois achei que seria uma coisa e foi outra, então foi uma surpresa boa. o livro é leve, tem aquelas passagens marcantes e super gostoso de ler. gostei muito.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed all the plays of words.
H.M. - highly magnified.
Replacing the Scarecrow's stuffing with money!
H.M. - highly magnified.
Replacing the Scarecrow's stuffing with money!
I think I was able to love this sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz more because I wasn't comparing it to my favorite movie of all time, which uses a very different voice to tell the same story. There is however a movie loosely based on this and other Oz books called Return to Oz, starring a very young Fairuza Balk as a Dorothy longing to return to the magical land of Oz. It's really fun and a little strange, and although it may not stick strictly to the facts of the books, it captures the feel of the books much more accurately than Judy Garland's sappy cinematic treasure. But I digress ...
The Marvelous Land of Oz takes place a little while after the previous tale. The story follows a young boy named Tip, who escapes the old witch Mombi with his "son" Jack Pumpkinhead. Eventually he runs into the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodmen (a.k.a. Nic Chopper) who were ruling the Emerald City and Winkies, respectively, when we last saw them, and Glinda the Good (who, btw, is actually from the South). New characters beside Mombi, Tip, & Jack Pumpkinhead are a sawhorse who comes alive when Tip sprinkles him with magical powder, General Jin Jur, who starts a girls' revolt in Oz, The Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated Woggle Bug, and the Gump, another creature brought to life by the magical powder and consisting of a rag-tag collection of spare parts.
Like the rest of Baum's work, this story is an entertaining piece of nonsense, reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, but for some reason I like this a lot more. Sometimes Glinda reminds me of Nanny in Muppet Babies, mostly letting her inexperienced children explore to their hearts' content, but stepping in when they're in danger of doing any serious harm. The Scarecrow and Woggle Bog have ridiculous conversations about who has the better brains, only to have the Sawhorse, with no claims to any brains, interjecting with some of the wisest sayings in the book. There are all sorts of ill-understood magic, with Mombi creating numerous illusions to trick our heroes, and Tip's Powder of Life that brings Jack, the Sawhorse, and the Gump to life, but a life more like that of the Scarecrow, where they feel no pain when their body parts are removed. All in all, it was a wonderfully creative piece of fiction.
The Marvelous Land of Oz takes place a little while after the previous tale. The story follows a young boy named Tip, who escapes the old witch Mombi with his "son" Jack Pumpkinhead. Eventually he runs into the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodmen (a.k.a. Nic Chopper) who were ruling the Emerald City and Winkies, respectively, when we last saw them, and Glinda the Good (who, btw, is actually from the South). New characters beside Mombi, Tip, & Jack Pumpkinhead are a sawhorse who comes alive when Tip sprinkles him with magical powder, General Jin Jur, who starts a girls' revolt in Oz, The Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated Woggle Bug, and the Gump, another creature brought to life by the magical powder and consisting of a rag-tag collection of spare parts.
Like the rest of Baum's work, this story is an entertaining piece of nonsense, reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, but for some reason I like this a lot more. Sometimes Glinda reminds me of Nanny in Muppet Babies, mostly letting her inexperienced children explore to their hearts' content, but stepping in when they're in danger of doing any serious harm. The Scarecrow and Woggle Bog have ridiculous conversations about who has the better brains, only to have the Sawhorse, with no claims to any brains, interjecting with some of the wisest sayings in the book. There are all sorts of ill-understood magic, with Mombi creating numerous illusions to trick our heroes, and Tip's Powder of Life that brings Jack, the Sawhorse, and the Gump to life, but a life more like that of the Scarecrow, where they feel no pain when their body parts are removed. All in all, it was a wonderfully creative piece of fiction.