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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
skyluvsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
3.5
emmhardt's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
ladybouse's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
One of my top favorites from the series! I love the Gnome King as a villan. I loved the punishing amount of puns! The new cast of characters made for excellent fun, the Cuttenclips, Utensia, and Bunnybury all made it a real adventure! And to top it off it is cannon that the people of Oz are not Ozians, but Ozites!
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
“Look at him as you do at me when I’m late to dinner.” Aunt Em turned upon the Lion a determined countenance and a wild dilated eye. She glared at the immense beast steadily, and the Lion, who had been quietly blinking at them, began to appear uneasy and disturbed.
"To be angry once in a while is really good fun, because it makes others so miserable. But to be angry morning, noon and night, as I am, grows monotonous and prevents my gaining any other pleasure in life."
"In this world in which we live simplicity and kindness are the only magic wands that work wonders."
"People often do a good deed without hope of reward, but for an evil deed they always demand payment."
"...it is folly for us to try to appear otherwise than as nature has made us."
"...it seems to me the Land of Oz is a little ahead of the United States in some of its laws. For here, if one can’t talk clearly, and straight to the point, they send him to Rigmarole Town; while Uncle Sam lets him roam around wild and free, to torture innocent people."
"No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy. I will not fight, even to save my kingdom."
"The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good. Now, the Nome King had never tried to be good, so he was very bad indeed."
"All your troubles are due to those 'ifs'," declared the Wizard.
"As these two officials took their places, Dorothy asked: "Why is the colander the High Priest?" "He's the holiest thing we have in the kingdom," replied King Kleaver. "Except me," said a sieve. "I'm the whole thing when it comes to holes."
“I wish there wasn’t a saucepan in my kingdom,” he said. “You fellows are always stewing, over something, and every once in a while you slop over and make a mess of it. Go hang yourself, sir--by the handle." 🤣
"She decided that whenever she spoke, after this, she would use only enough words to express what she wanted to say."
“Do ‘ifs’ really make Flutterbudgets?”
“I think the ‘ifs’ help,” he answered seriously. “Foolish fears, and worries over nothing, with a mixture of nerves and ifs, will soon make a Flutterbudget of any one.”
“When we try to deceive people we always make mistakes."
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
“Look at him as you do at me when I’m late to dinner.” Aunt Em turned upon the Lion a determined countenance and a wild dilated eye. She glared at the immense beast steadily, and the Lion, who had been quietly blinking at them, began to appear uneasy and disturbed.
"To be angry once in a while is really good fun, because it makes others so miserable. But to be angry morning, noon and night, as I am, grows monotonous and prevents my gaining any other pleasure in life."
"In this world in which we live simplicity and kindness are the only magic wands that work wonders."
"People often do a good deed without hope of reward, but for an evil deed they always demand payment."
"...it is folly for us to try to appear otherwise than as nature has made us."
"...it seems to me the Land of Oz is a little ahead of the United States in some of its laws. For here, if one can’t talk clearly, and straight to the point, they send him to Rigmarole Town; while Uncle Sam lets him roam around wild and free, to torture innocent people."
"No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy. I will not fight, even to save my kingdom."
"The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good. Now, the Nome King had never tried to be good, so he was very bad indeed."
"All your troubles are due to those 'ifs'," declared the Wizard.
"As these two officials took their places, Dorothy asked: "Why is the colander the High Priest?" "He's the holiest thing we have in the kingdom," replied King Kleaver. "Except me," said a sieve. "I'm the whole thing when it comes to holes."
“I wish there wasn’t a saucepan in my kingdom,” he said. “You fellows are always stewing, over something, and every once in a while you slop over and make a mess of it. Go hang yourself, sir--by the handle." 🤣
"She decided that whenever she spoke, after this, she would use only enough words to express what she wanted to say."
“Do ‘ifs’ really make Flutterbudgets?”
“I think the ‘ifs’ help,” he answered seriously. “Foolish fears, and worries over nothing, with a mixture of nerves and ifs, will soon make a Flutterbudget of any one.”
“When we try to deceive people we always make mistakes."
rainbowclutter's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
xhissix's review against another edition
5.0
this is a favorite.. the variety of people living in oz is refreshing.. and funny!
paigereitz's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.0
harlea's review against another edition
I've been reading all of the oz books and while this one dragged in the middle somewhat it connected me more to Ozma than any of the previous books and I really love this book for the life lessons we could all learn from Ozma.
cemiller87's review against another edition
3.0
This one was more interesting than the last. There were some changes to the formula in Oz books to date of going on an adventure and meetings interesting people. We still do this, but now Aunt Em and Uncle Henry have come to live in Oz, so we witness their culture shock in fairyland. The Nome king attempts to invade, and finally, Oz adopts a nativist policy, walling itself off by magic from the encroaches of any outsider. I wonder how we get news for the next several books.
tori_storydelver's review against another edition
3.0
Although The Marvelous Land of Oz is still my favorite book of the series The Emerald City of Oz is a close second. Finally, L. Frank Baum made his writing a little more complex. Throughout the story he is going back and forth between Dorothy's journeys and the Nome King's plans for taking over Oz. Yes, you heard me right, there is actually an antagonist through the whole story! How they resolve the problem however comes just as quickly and conveniently as you can expect from an Oz story at this point.
Without giving too much away, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry join Dorothy in the Land of Oz. Aunt Em stands out as one of the best characters in this story because of her realistic comments about the crazy things happening in the "fairy land" that is Oz. This sets up Dorothy giving her aunt and uncle a tour of Oz, and along the way they run into several never before heard of inhabitants of the country. Although, it seems Dorothy would have ran into these little towns during her first visit to Oz since she is going back to the Winkie's country from Oz. Also, Ozma is a completely different character than she has been in the other books. She doesn't seem to care about what happens to Oz or its inhabitants and has now become a pacifist. She is completely unconcerned despite knowing that the Nome King and his growing army are planning to attack Oz and enslave all of its people. The biggest disappointment is that despite having introduced several magical ways they could have defeated the Nome King and his armies peacefully in previous stories, Baum makes up a new magical thing to solve all their problems. The very last chapter sets this book up as the end of the series, and I would be happy with the Oz books ending here, as I suspect L. Frank Baum would have been, but it appears I am not even half way through the series yet. I hope (beyond reason) that the rest of the books are at least as good as this one, or maybe just not as bad as the two previous books!
Without giving too much away, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry join Dorothy in the Land of Oz. Aunt Em stands out as one of the best characters in this story because of her realistic comments about the crazy things happening in the "fairy land" that is Oz. This sets up Dorothy giving her aunt and uncle a tour of Oz, and along the way they run into several never before heard of inhabitants of the country. Although, it seems Dorothy would have ran into these little towns during her first visit to Oz since she is going back to the Winkie's country from Oz. Also, Ozma is a completely different character than she has been in the other books. She doesn't seem to care about what happens to Oz or its inhabitants and has now become a pacifist. She is completely unconcerned despite knowing that the Nome King and his growing army are planning to attack Oz and enslave all of its people. The biggest disappointment is that despite having introduced several magical ways they could have defeated the Nome King and his armies peacefully in previous stories, Baum makes up a new magical thing to solve all their problems. The very last chapter sets this book up as the end of the series, and I would be happy with the Oz books ending here, as I suspect L. Frank Baum would have been, but it appears I am not even half way through the series yet. I hope (beyond reason) that the rest of the books are at least as good as this one, or maybe just not as bad as the two previous books!
jrrreads's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars for me. It's a lovely "finale," full of imagination, and a logical way to part with the land of Oz. I really love Baum's fantastical world building and all the fun little people he comes up with, and Dorothy's interactons with each. BUT, even so, this one felt a little like a creative dump that he was jamming as into as possible, just for the sake of doing so. I just couldn't get into the plot here. But there's still a lot of fun little bits throughout!