Reviews

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum

lbernard1892's review against another edition

4.0

Still one of my absolute favorites stores. Fully of word playing, quick wit and an endearing cast of characters I recommend this book to everyone that loves the land of Oz.

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mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

3.0

Wow, two books in a row for Oz that weren't bad. In fact some of this one was quite good. A quest and new and interesting characters. Yes it was still a travelogue but one with a purpose. Unfortunately it took a decided downturn once we reached the Emerald City and Dorothy and Toto joined the quest. And the ending was lame. 3.5 of 5.

jmbz38's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

chandranolynne's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

4.0

I'm officially halfway through! After being slightly disappointed in Book 6, I was a more tentative going into this one than I have been any of the others. Fortunately, Baum falls back in stride with The Patchwork Girl of Oz. The Patchwork Girl herself is a great little character, and the relationship and antics between her and the Scarecrow are really fun! The story itself gets back to the original recipe of quick-punch adventures. Hopefully this means that Book 6 with just an anomaly. 

zoes_human's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted

5.0

dmiller1's review against another edition

2.0

The Patchwork girl herself is annoying, but Ojo saved this book for me. The Woozy doesn't do much for the story either but for some reason I liked him too.

siobhanward's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

 These books are fun but are definitely pretty repetitive at this point. A few new characters, a journey where they meet all our old friends and then more adventuring which is wrapped up quickly and without a ton of real resolution. Not necessarily a bad thing, but definitely not my fave. I'm pretty sure the next book is about Tik Tok, which is good because I've been missing him in the last couple books! 

spoke_spider's review against another edition

3.0

I haven't been enjoying the Oz books much, but the Patchwork Girl is worth everything. She is so far my absolute favorite character, followed by Billina the chicken. She's just an excellent role model, defying everyone's expectations of how she'd feel about her looks, whether she'd be a moral person without any heart, everything.

Though I was a little angry at what happened to the Glass Cat at the end. Sure it was annoying to listen to her boast about her pretty pink brains (you can see 'em work! - not that they ever seemed to do anything) but that was no reason to take them away. D:

jackphoenix's review against another edition

3.0

Though written due to financial desperation, the new characters, particularly the plucky Patchwork Girl herself, make this story a breath of fresh air in the long-running Oz series.

naomisbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0