Reviews - The Marvelous Land of Oz Illustrated

619 reviews for:

The Marvelous Land of Oz Illustrated

L. Frank Baum

3.6 AVERAGE

lexxluthor's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

curlygeek04's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny

laura_devouring_books_crumpets's review against another edition

3.0

I don't know what to say i know this world has inspired movies, theater, songs and much much more. I can also see as a young child i may have enjoyed it a lot more, and to have this kind of imagination when the book was published was incredible.

But....

The book felt like a trip, I felt i had fallen into someones head who had to many special cigarettes, or biscuits, i jumped from one place to another with flowers turning to women, Woggle bugs (im still not sure what this is) boys turning to girls......

I did love how characters had thoughts and came to conclusions... that makes the book unique... But the world a bit to dizzy for me.

liketheday's review against another edition

3.0

It's all very strange, but also very delightful, and Anna Fields is absolutely perfect in narrating this series. There's not much else to say, really!
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annecrisp's review against another edition

3.0

I loved these books when I was a kid (I read all the Oz books my library had when I was between 5 and 7 years old), but they aren't as fun to read as an adult. My memory of childhood said these were all 4 star books, but I couldn't justify better than 3 stars now. Oh, well. That's one of the dangers of revisiting childhood favorites.