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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
A sweet little story about a quest to get to a birthday party and the friends we made along the way...
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
“Don’t they go to school?” asked Dorothy.
“All donkeys are born wise,” was the reply, “so the only school we need is the school of experience. Books are only fit for those who know nothing, and so are obliged to learn things from other people.”
Toto wagged his tail as if he understood.
“The miserable thing can’t talk,” said Billina, with a sneer.
“Yes, he can,” replied Dorothy; “he talks with his tail, and I know everything he says. If you could wag your tail, Billina, you wouldn’t need words to talk with.”
"Perhaps it is better to be a machine that does its duty than a flesh-and-blood person who will not, for a dead truth is better than a live falsehood."
"You have some queer friends, Dorothy," she said.
"The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends," was the answer.
"In other words, the more stupid one is, the more he thinks he knows."
"I've learned from long experience that every road leads somewhere, or there wouldn't be any road; so it's likely that if we travel long enough, my dear, we will come to some place or another in the end. What place it will be we can't even guess at this moment, but we're sure to find out when we get there."
"The North Country is purple, and it's the Country of the Gillikins. The East Country is blue, and that's the Country of the Munchkins. Down at the South is the red Country of the Quadlings, and here, in the West, the yellow Country of the Winkies."
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
“Don’t they go to school?” asked Dorothy.
“All donkeys are born wise,” was the reply, “so the only school we need is the school of experience. Books are only fit for those who know nothing, and so are obliged to learn things from other people.”
Toto wagged his tail as if he understood.
“The miserable thing can’t talk,” said Billina, with a sneer.
“Yes, he can,” replied Dorothy; “he talks with his tail, and I know everything he says. If you could wag your tail, Billina, you wouldn’t need words to talk with.”
"Perhaps it is better to be a machine that does its duty than a flesh-and-blood person who will not, for a dead truth is better than a live falsehood."
"You have some queer friends, Dorothy," she said.
"The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends," was the answer.
"In other words, the more stupid one is, the more he thinks he knows."
"I've learned from long experience that every road leads somewhere, or there wouldn't be any road; so it's likely that if we travel long enough, my dear, we will come to some place or another in the end. What place it will be we can't even guess at this moment, but we're sure to find out when we get there."
"The North Country is purple, and it's the Country of the Gillikins. The East Country is blue, and that's the Country of the Munchkins. Down at the South is the red Country of the Quadlings, and here, in the West, the yellow Country of the Winkies."
A clueless boy in a sailor suit named Button Bright, a hobo with a "Love Magnet" called simply Shaggy Man, the Rainbow's daughter Polly Chrome and all the usual suspects combine to make a truly yawn-inducing 5th volume in the Oz series. This one reveals that no one ever dies in the Land of Oz. What????
It took over a month to read this one to my boys, in part because it's summer, but mostly because I lost my will to read. This will be our last Oz book.
It took over a month to read this one to my boys, in part because it's summer, but mostly because I lost my will to read. This will be our last Oz book.
I can’t decide if I love or hate the absurdity of the Oz books. Well, hate is too harsh… There’s definitely a lot of eye rolling and mocking while I read them, but there’s something endearing about the silliness.
For example, just when I think these books can’t get any sillier, Santa shows up as a guest at Ozma’s birthday party. Nope, it’s not a Christmas-themed story. He’s just there mixed in with the other fantastical guests because kids like Santa and Frank Baum wrote stories to entertain kids.
Here’s what I’ve learned while making my way through the Oz collection: Don’t expect the plot of any of these books to make sense. Things happen because they happen. Characters show up with seemingly mysterious pasts that are never revealed. Just go with it or stop reading, but don’t expect any resolution beyond a happy ending.
For example, just when I think these books can’t get any sillier, Santa shows up as a guest at Ozma’s birthday party. Nope, it’s not a Christmas-themed story. He’s just there mixed in with the other fantastical guests because kids like Santa and Frank Baum wrote stories to entertain kids.
Here’s what I’ve learned while making my way through the Oz collection: Don’t expect the plot of any of these books to make sense. Things happen because they happen. Characters show up with seemingly mysterious pasts that are never revealed. Just go with it or stop reading, but don’t expect any resolution beyond a happy ending.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-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:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
This book was only slightly better than book #4, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Dorothy goes off alone with the shaggy man, who steals todo by the way, and so all three of them get lost. They instantly think they are on the road to Oz, and run into new characters along the way which all ask to be invited to Ozma's birthday.
By the end of the book the Shaggy Man was my favorite character, despite his creepy start. I also thought Polychrome was an interesting idea, but she didn't have a very big part. I thought some of Baum's imaginatitive characters had come back, and in that respect I enjoyed parts of this book. However, I agree with others that Button Bright was the most annoying character in the series so far. The one time the group did run into problems it was just magically resolved, and it ended as quickly as the last book.
By the end of the book the Shaggy Man was my favorite character, despite his creepy start. I also thought Polychrome was an interesting idea, but she didn't have a very big part. I thought some of Baum's imaginatitive characters had come back, and in that respect I enjoyed parts of this book. However, I agree with others that Button Bright was the most annoying character in the series so far. The one time the group did run into problems it was just magically resolved, and it ended as quickly as the last book.
adventurous
funny
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:
Yes
Not a big fan of this one. WHY DID YOU JUST CASUALLY GO WITH THAT STRANGE MAN, DOROTHY!!??
The first half of the book is fun-ish with adventures and monsters and such, but then the second book is like this mega Oz reunion special where we see where everyone is and how they’re doing, and there’s a Santa Claus cameo, and it’s basically just this meaningless parade of characters. Maybe little kids would like this.
I did enjoy Jack Pumpkinhead having graves for all his previous heads. It’s very goth.
The first half of the book is fun-ish with adventures and monsters and such, but then the second book is like this mega Oz reunion special where we see where everyone is and how they’re doing, and there’s a Santa Claus cameo, and it’s basically just this meaningless parade of characters. Maybe little kids would like this.
I did enjoy Jack Pumpkinhead having graves for all his previous heads. It’s very goth.