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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
I rate simply: 5 = liked it, 3 = meh, and 1 = didn't like it.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"I feel wise indeed," he answered earnestly. "When I get used to my brains I shall know everything."
"Why are those needles and pins sticking out of your head?" asked the Tin Woodman.
"That is proof that he is sharp," remarked the Lion. š
The Wizard Of Oz is my favorite movie of all time. I read this initially in middle school but it didn't resonate with me at all like it did this read through. It was just what I needed. The wit and humor are absolutely top-notch! It was truly a joy to read. ā¤ļøāŗļøš„°ā¤ļø
Quotable Quotations š£š¢
"She was so old that she dried up quickly in the sun."
"No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home."
"It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool."
"I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world."
"But that isn't right. The King of Beasts shouldn't be a coward,'" said the Scarecrow.
'I know it,' returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail. 'It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy. But whenever there is danger, my heart begins to beat fast.'
'Perhaps you have heart disease,' said the Tin Woodman.
'It may be,' said the Lion."
"Once, indeed, the Tin Woodman stepped upon a beetle that was crawling along the road, and killed the poor little thing. This made the Tin Woodman very unhappy, for he was always careful not to hurt any living creature"
"Don't! Please don't," begged the Tin Woodman. "I should certainly weep if you killed a poor deer, and then my jaws would rust again."
But the Lion went away into the forest and found his own supper, and no one ever knew what it was, for he didn't mention it."
"He is my dog, Toto," answered Dorothy.
"Is he made of tin, or stuffed?" asked the Lion.
"Neither. He's a-- a-- a meat dog," said the girl.
"The Witch did not bleed where she was bitten, for she was so wicked that the blood in her had dried up many years before."
"If I run I may fall down and break myself.
But could you not be mended? asked the girl.
Oh yes; but one is never so pretty after being mended, you know."
"Why are those needles and pins sticking out of your head?" asked the Tin Woodman.
"That is proof that he is sharp," remarked the Lion. š
The Wizard Of Oz is my favorite movie of all time. I read this initially in middle school but it didn't resonate with me at all like it did this read through. It was just what I needed. The wit and humor are absolutely top-notch! It was truly a joy to read. ā¤ļøāŗļøš„°ā¤ļø
Quotable Quotations š£š¢
"She was so old that she dried up quickly in the sun."
"No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home."
"It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool."
"I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world."
"But that isn't right. The King of Beasts shouldn't be a coward,'" said the Scarecrow.
'I know it,' returned the Lion, wiping a tear from his eye with the tip of his tail. 'It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy. But whenever there is danger, my heart begins to beat fast.'
'Perhaps you have heart disease,' said the Tin Woodman.
'It may be,' said the Lion."
"Once, indeed, the Tin Woodman stepped upon a beetle that was crawling along the road, and killed the poor little thing. This made the Tin Woodman very unhappy, for he was always careful not to hurt any living creature"
"Don't! Please don't," begged the Tin Woodman. "I should certainly weep if you killed a poor deer, and then my jaws would rust again."
But the Lion went away into the forest and found his own supper, and no one ever knew what it was, for he didn't mention it."
"He is my dog, Toto," answered Dorothy.
"Is he made of tin, or stuffed?" asked the Lion.
"Neither. He's a-- a-- a meat dog," said the girl.
"The Witch did not bleed where she was bitten, for she was so wicked that the blood in her had dried up many years before."
"If I run I may fall down and break myself.
But could you not be mended? asked the girl.
Oh yes; but one is never so pretty after being mended, you know."
There's so much more in the book that the original 1939 movie! How have I never read this before?
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A classic experience, a fun and short read where the characters find what's inside them all along.
I have only been familiar with the movie version of The Wizard of Oz. I have likely seen it a dozen times. We are reading a book about the author of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, for book club I and decided I would like to read the original book in preparation.
My overall impression of The Wizard of Oz is of a father telling a bedtime story to his children. Each chapter is a little adventure that all tie together. The story feels very simple. The movie stays fairly close to the plot of the book. The biggest exception are the iconic ruby red slippers of the movie are silver in the book. There are other changes as well but I am impressed with the movie version. I feel like the book is literal. Dorothy really goes to the land of Oz while the movie leads you to believe that Dorthy dreamed about Oz.
I believe I will grow to appreciate this classic children's book even more as I read about the author and the events in his life that inspired this book.
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge #31 A book mentioned in another book.
(Finding Oz by Evan I. Schwartz)
My overall impression of The Wizard of Oz is of a father telling a bedtime story to his children. Each chapter is a little adventure that all tie together. The story feels very simple. The movie stays fairly close to the plot of the book. The biggest exception are the iconic ruby red slippers of the movie are silver in the book. There are other changes as well but I am impressed with the movie version. I feel like the book is literal. Dorothy really goes to the land of Oz while the movie leads you to believe that Dorthy dreamed about Oz.
I believe I will grow to appreciate this classic children's book even more as I read about the author and the events in his life that inspired this book.
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge #31 A book mentioned in another book.
(Finding Oz by Evan I. Schwartz)
This was my second time reading this book out loud to my kids. There are some parts that drag a little but it was a fun read. I'm planning to watch the movie with the kiddos in the next couple weeks and then go visit the Oz Museum (somewhere east of Topeka) this spring.
Well, now I can say I read it. It's a very fast read, with very short chapters of rather childishly simplistic conflict/resolution mini-escapades. But I was surprised, since it seems to be such a children's book, that there are so many nonchalant descriptions of the Woodsman chopping people's heads off. Maybe that just shows how much cultural sensitivities have changed in the century since the book was written. Oz is a very imaginative place; I probably would have been captivated by it and it's strange inhabitants if I had been younger when I first read the book. It is very different from the movie, too, but hits on a lot of the same points, (like the wizard giving them things they already had).
4 / 5
this was such an adorable story and i understand why itās so popular. the whimsical, nonsensical elements really made me feel like i was just a child enjoying the magic of a fairytale. but the logic part of me couldnāt help but try to understand all the illogical parts and metaphors that occurred (uni is really doing a number on me). loved it nonetheless.
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tbr-review:
iām surprised i havenāt read this before, being such a classic and household name. i think iāve even watched the play. but no matter, iām finally getting around to reading it thanks to my uni courses, and iām actually looking forward to it for once.
this was such an adorable story and i understand why itās so popular. the whimsical, nonsensical elements really made me feel like i was just a child enjoying the magic of a fairytale. but the logic part of me couldnāt help but try to understand all the illogical parts and metaphors that occurred (uni is really doing a number on me). loved it nonetheless.
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tbr-review:
iām surprised i havenāt read this before, being such a classic and household name. i think iāve even watched the play. but no matter, iām finally getting around to reading it thanks to my uni courses, and iām actually looking forward to it for once.
What a fun book to start of 2025! Now that Wicked: Part One is out, I thought it would be fun to read some of the source material for the movie. This book is one of those where I feel like the movie was better than the book. However, there were a few chapters of the book that I was surprised by and wish they were able to adapt it into the movie. āCharmingā is the best word to describe this book. The writing (and the simplicity) definitely screams āthis was written in 1900ā which did take me away from the book but only a tad. I think this one is a classic that everyone should read. Now, I need to watch The Wizard of Oz! Hopefully I can watch it all knowing that it was āsnowingā asbestos on setā¦