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ashlurtis's review against another edition
4.0
I am quite fond of The Wizard of Oz and Return to Oz movies so this collection was really fun to read. The three stories in this first volume contain the characters and storylines found in those two films. There were moments I found myself laughing out loud at the absurdity of the characters/situations which is a welcome reprieve from the world right now and from what I usually read. I wasn’t expecting the books to be quite so juvenile, but it makes for a quick and entertaining read. I’m actually really looking forward to returning to Oz in the next four volumes to encounter stories and characters that I’m not yet familiar with!
ashlurtis's review against another edition
5.0
The books in this collections went much deeper into the absurd than those in the first collection. At this point, a lot of the introduced storylines and characters are things I haven’t seen before, which probably makes them seem even weirder. These three together felt a lot more magical than the first collection as well. I like the way it wraps up in the final story and I’m interested to see what the rest of the collections look like. I think the further the story gets from the well-known movie(s), the more interesting it is.
miwsher's review against another edition
5.0
All of the Oz stories by Frank Baum are very much like the original - witty, entertaining, at time sthough-provoking and unpretentious and fully enjoyable by an adult audience as well. Much like all children's book should be.
lashette's review
3.0
I think overall this was nice. Listening to the audiobook was better for me. The first story is one I know so well is was kind of hard to get through but switching to audio helped. The 2nd and 3rd stories were new to me so I was more interested. I think these would be perfect to read to children or have them read. Clearly that was the intent. There's a certain amount of absurdism in the stories. I do want to continue the collection because I am curious. I saw the next story has Dorothy in yet another natural disaster and I can't help but be amused by the idea. It's an interesting place Oz, where magic and science and imagination combine. The more I read the more unique L. Frank Baum's world becomes.
akje's review
4.0
This is seriously the ideal book to read to kids right before bedtime. The ebook edition has some errors, but nothing you can't ignore. It starts with an introduction from the author explaining that children today (1900) don't need nightmare images to teach them a moral, so he left out anything scary. Even the flying monkeys are friendly. A little sexist in spots, but kids probably wouldn't notice. (#^.^#)
katekat's review
5.0
L. Frank Baum is an author I have read many times since I first discovered him in second grade. I find that his books stand up to the test of time and they are books that I enjoy re-reading. Some of them are stronger than others but as a whole I quite enjoy both the stories and characters.
penwing's review
4.0
To be honest, I found The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to be quite the slog. I mean, it's easy to read (children's book), but everything is so coincidental and easily overcome and a little too on-the-nose ("if only I had a brain I could come up with a clever plan like...").
By the second though Baum seems to have found his funny-pen. The translation scene between Jack Pumpkinhead and the Scarecrow, for example, was gloriously done 8-)
By the second though Baum seems to have found his funny-pen. The translation scene between Jack Pumpkinhead and the Scarecrow, for example, was gloriously done 8-)
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