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paigereitz's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
mtzbookworm64's review against another edition
5.0
Must read!
Everyone should read this book. It is quite different from the movie. I really enjoyed this new adventure. Loved it.
Everyone should read this book. It is quite different from the movie. I really enjoyed this new adventure. Loved it.
finnthehuman217's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
I love the movie but because of how beautiful the movie is I feel like it has been tainted for me. But I love the idea that the wizard is just an illusionist. The characters are all so interesting. I feel like the way The Tin Woodman talks he’s less like a guy and more like a robot. It’s very interesting. I love all of the ways that the land of oz exists! In so many media!!! Also, does anyone else feel like the wizard of oz is basically a modified D&D campaign?
fickleheart's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
premature_insecurity's review against another edition
Motivated myself to finish listening to this by telling myself I could start listening to the Return of the King once I had
I am fully aware that I am not the intended audience of this book, but I honestly found this rather boring and kind of don’t get the hype? Once again, I’m not a kid and I know it’s not for me, but I kind of expected it to have something for adults too, since it’s so well regarded
I am fully aware that I am not the intended audience of this book, but I honestly found this rather boring and kind of don’t get the hype? Once again, I’m not a kid and I know it’s not for me, but I kind of expected it to have something for adults too, since it’s so well regarded
ellsey's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
katykelly's review against another edition
5.0
So different from the film, but held my son rapt!
I'm trying to mix in some classics at bedtime, alongside David Walliams, Horrid Henry and other contemporary works. AS we'd watched the film, my six year old was happy enough to read the book with me, though I wondered if he'd stay attentive for the young girl protagonist and slightly old-fashioned style of writing.
It actually didn't sound too quaint and out-of-date - there were very few words and phrases that we had a problem with (I was reading to him), though the book differs greatly from the classic MGM movie.
Dorothy does, of course, end up going to Oz in a cyclone with her little dog Toto. She accidentally kills a witch and tries to return home by visiting the Wizard of Oz, and picks up several friends along the journey, each of whom wish to ask for things they are 'missing' from themselves.
The book has a feel of Alice Through the Looking Glass, with different colours in different lands. There are scenes and characters that feel unfamiliar from the film, but that build up a bigger picture of the land.
I liked the style of the story, including Toto's point of view regularly, which feels unusual for a book of this period. Every main character gets a good role as well, with each playing hero at times, not reliant on magic. Only the Wizard and Witch of the West gets anything similar.
It took us a few weeks to finish at bedtimes, and my son was keen every night to continue. I'm hoping this means we can read other classic works over the next couple of years and I can show my son how they have been adapted for the screen but work as source material separately.
Definitely one that will never go out of date - a tale of friendship and the need for a home.
Could be read solo from around age 8, fine for listeners aged 5 or 6 and above.
I'm trying to mix in some classics at bedtime, alongside David Walliams, Horrid Henry and other contemporary works. AS we'd watched the film, my six year old was happy enough to read the book with me, though I wondered if he'd stay attentive for the young girl protagonist and slightly old-fashioned style of writing.
It actually didn't sound too quaint and out-of-date - there were very few words and phrases that we had a problem with (I was reading to him), though the book differs greatly from the classic MGM movie.
Dorothy does, of course, end up going to Oz in a cyclone with her little dog Toto. She accidentally kills a witch and tries to return home by visiting the Wizard of Oz, and picks up several friends along the journey, each of whom wish to ask for things they are 'missing' from themselves.
The book has a feel of Alice Through the Looking Glass, with different colours in different lands. There are scenes and characters that feel unfamiliar from the film, but that build up a bigger picture of the land.
I liked the style of the story, including Toto's point of view regularly, which feels unusual for a book of this period. Every main character gets a good role as well, with each playing hero at times, not reliant on magic. Only the Wizard and Witch of the West gets anything similar.
It took us a few weeks to finish at bedtimes, and my son was keen every night to continue. I'm hoping this means we can read other classic works over the next couple of years and I can show my son how they have been adapted for the screen but work as source material separately.
Definitely one that will never go out of date - a tale of friendship and the need for a home.
Could be read solo from around age 8, fine for listeners aged 5 or 6 and above.
lurker_stalker's review against another edition
4.0
Anne Hathaway made this such an incredibly fun read. Her voices were fantastic. I highly recommend this audio version for anyone who has always wanted to read the book but has been putting it off.
jovanas_cloud's review against another edition
1.0
I hate this story with my whole might. First of all, why is called the wonderful wizard of oz when he's not even the main character. next, why are all the characters so ready to serve little white girl. next, it's obvious oz didn't do shit for the cowardly lion, tin woodman and scarecrow, because they already possessed the qualities they longed for, it was just placebo. like scarecrow was already smarter than them all at the very beginning of the story, tin woodman was already and emotional man he just got over his love for the girl, and cowardly lion, he was so brave before he got his courage from oz. and dorothy is the most useless character there i swear. so yeah it's obvious who was the target audience of the time.
it was so bad i want to give you a zero, but that's not possible so i give you a one
it was so bad i want to give you a zero, but that's not possible so i give you a one