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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
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
A veces estas historias me exasperan por sus personajes tan particulares, en este me pasó mucho , muchísimo más que en los anteriores.
Mi problema no fueron los personajes que acompañan a Dorothy en este nuevo viaje a la Ciudad Esmeralda, si no que los personajes que se encontraron en el camino, los zorros, los burros, los scoolers, no sé cuál de todos fue más insoportable, por lo mismo, fui demasiado feliz cuando al fin llegamos al País de los Winkies.
En este libro me encontré con personajes notables, otros insoportables, otros ya queridos y también con situaciones y frases bastante ingeniosas.
Mi problema no fueron los personajes que acompañan a Dorothy en este nuevo viaje a la Ciudad Esmeralda, si no que los personajes que se encontraron en el camino, los zorros, los burros, los scoolers, no sé cuál de todos fue más insoportable, por lo mismo, fui demasiado feliz cuando al fin llegamos al País de los Winkies.
En este libro me encontré con personajes notables, otros insoportables, otros ya queridos y también con situaciones y frases bastante ingeniosas.
Read in a day much better than book before it! Loved the new characters and really liked the return of old characters! 4/5
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ITA-ENG
Ok, a questo punto la trama segue sempre gli stessi steps: Dorothy e strane terre- personaggi particolari-avventure-ritorno a Oz-ritorno a casa.
E mi andrebbe anche bene se non fosse per due cose: le avventure in sé e la mancanza di conflitto...che più o meno nella mia testa sono le stesse cose.
Le avventure sono sempre meno avvincenti, sempre meno pericolose e non mi prendono più come nei libri precedenti...e ormai tutti i personaggi sono buoni e si fa amicizia e tutto è meraviglioso. Dov'è il conflitto? Se c'è è irrilevante e viene risolto tramite Ozma o caratteristiche innate dei personaggi (senza però un minimo di crescita o merito). Vorrei qualcosa di più dai prossimi libri ma non credo che arriverà. Nell'introduzione Baum afferma candidamente che le idee per i personaggi e le avventure arrivano dalle lettere dei bambini che gli scrivono, grandi fan della saga. Va bene, però inseriamo un cattivo, un pericolo serio, qualcosa. Sono elementi necessari alle favole/fiabe e ai racconti per bambini.
Ovviamente continuerò a leggere i prossimi libri perché mi sono affezionata ai personaggi (che restano veramente fantastici, dal primo all'ultimo) e terrò le dita incrociate.
Ok, at this point I realize the plot always follows the same steps: Dorothy and strange lands-peculiar characters-adventures-back to Oz-back to home. And it would be fine if it wasn't for two things: the adventures and the lack of conflict..that in my head are pretty much the same thing. The adventures are less and less compelling, all the characters are good, they make friends and everything is wonderful. Where's the conflict? If you find it, it's usually irrelevant and it's faced with the help of Ozma or with the innate qualities of the characters (without growth or credit). I would like to see something more, but I don't think it's gonna happen. Baum candidly affirms in the introduction that the ideas for the characters and the adventures come from the children that write to him. Ok, that's fine, but let's introduce a villain, a serious danger, something. Those are necessary elements to fairytales, fables and children stories.
I'll obviously keep reading the books because I care about the characters (which are simply wonderful) and I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Ok, a questo punto la trama segue sempre gli stessi steps: Dorothy e strane terre- personaggi particolari-avventure-ritorno a Oz-ritorno a casa.
E mi andrebbe anche bene se non fosse per due cose: le avventure in sé e la mancanza di conflitto...che più o meno nella mia testa sono le stesse cose.
Le avventure sono sempre meno avvincenti, sempre meno pericolose e non mi prendono più come nei libri precedenti...e ormai tutti i personaggi sono buoni e si fa amicizia e tutto è meraviglioso. Dov'è il conflitto? Se c'è è irrilevante e viene risolto tramite Ozma o caratteristiche innate dei personaggi (senza però un minimo di crescita o merito). Vorrei qualcosa di più dai prossimi libri ma non credo che arriverà. Nell'introduzione Baum afferma candidamente che le idee per i personaggi e le avventure arrivano dalle lettere dei bambini che gli scrivono, grandi fan della saga. Va bene, però inseriamo un cattivo, un pericolo serio, qualcosa. Sono elementi necessari alle favole/fiabe e ai racconti per bambini.
Ovviamente continuerò a leggere i prossimi libri perché mi sono affezionata ai personaggi (che restano veramente fantastici, dal primo all'ultimo) e terrò le dita incrociate.
Ok, at this point I realize the plot always follows the same steps: Dorothy and strange lands-peculiar characters-adventures-back to Oz-back to home. And it would be fine if it wasn't for two things: the adventures and the lack of conflict..that in my head are pretty much the same thing. The adventures are less and less compelling, all the characters are good, they make friends and everything is wonderful. Where's the conflict? If you find it, it's usually irrelevant and it's faced with the help of Ozma or with the innate qualities of the characters (without growth or credit). I would like to see something more, but I don't think it's gonna happen. Baum candidly affirms in the introduction that the ideas for the characters and the adventures come from the children that write to him. Ok, that's fine, but let's introduce a villain, a serious danger, something. Those are necessary elements to fairytales, fables and children stories.
I'll obviously keep reading the books because I care about the characters (which are simply wonderful) and I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Pros: loved the illustrations, reminds me of my childhood, and I love the wacky/weird characters
Cons: Dorothy is so rude, button-bright is annoying, and the shaggy man traveling with these kids is just ???
It’s a children’s story over 100 years old, so it holds up fine. Would I read again? No.
Cons: Dorothy is so rude, button-bright is annoying, and the shaggy man traveling with these kids is just ???
It’s a children’s story over 100 years old, so it holds up fine. Would I read again? No.
The last half of the book--Ozma's birthday party--is goofy as hell, and boring also. But the first part has some charming bits. There's no point to Button Bright, but his "don't know" gets to be kind of funny. Polychrome could have been neat but really wasn't; I remember liking her quite a bit when i was a child, but as an adult, what exactly does she even do, is my question? The Love Magnet is actually handled pretty well. It bothered me when it was introduced (I had entirely forgotten it) because it was a "get out of conflict" item, but then it actually made some conflicts worse, so that was good. Overall, though, this isn't a high point. I mean, Santa Claus. Santa Claus.
This one is pretty light on plot but a better book than the Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. I don't particularly enjoy reading about celebrations in Oz, but it is fun to see Dorothy's travels.
“Dear me!” exclaimed Dorothy; “is this another fairy-adventure?”
More likely a 3.5 as it’s slightly weaker overall than the previous books.
The Scoodlers were genuinely terrifying, and it continues the trend of me leaving these books with so many questions about the societies and people that they encounter. Unfortunately, the characters Dorothy travels with are a little lacklustre and ill-defined. I could tell you who the shaggy man is, but nobody else.
I still had a jolly old time (get it because Santa appears) and can’t wait for the next one.
More likely a 3.5 as it’s slightly weaker overall than the previous books.
The Scoodlers were genuinely terrifying, and it continues the trend of me leaving these books with so many questions about the societies and people that they encounter. Unfortunately, the characters Dorothy travels with are a little lacklustre and ill-defined. I could tell you who the shaggy man is, but nobody else.
I still had a jolly old time (get it because Santa appears) and can’t wait for the next one.