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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
WOW!!! Drastically different than the movie. I am so glad I read this book. L. Frank Baum had a great imagination and I loved the way he told this story. The movie is fantastic in its own way and so I am happy with both the outcomes. Usually I am disappointed in one or the other. What a nice surprise.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A classic that I had never read the full original version, just the watered down kids one. Obviously a very quick and easy read being a child’s chapter book. But it’s so different from the movie (which is my all time favorite movie) and I liked it a lot!
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-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:
Yes
I read this book to my first graders every year. We love the variety of characters and following Dorothy and her friends on their adventures.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An absolute delight! Baum's attempts to reinvent the fairytale for a modern audience (circa 1900) was a smashing success. As an adult reader, children's books can sometimes come across as dry, but The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was filled with wit and charm throughout. It's a greatly inventive tale; having consumed several Oz adaptations before reading this, I was surprised to see just how much more there was to the original story than what the adaptations had room for. I greatly look forward to reading the next one.
Since Oz is in the public domain, you can read it on whatever device with files from Project Gutenberg. Since each chapter is it's own little adventure, it makes a great casual read for on the go reading.
Since Oz is in the public domain, you can read it on whatever device with files from Project Gutenberg. Since each chapter is it's own little adventure, it makes a great casual read for on the go reading.
I read this for a summer reading challenge and it ended up being better than I had expected. I've known the story for as long as I can remember but never actually read the book and I'm so glad I finally did. It was a really fun read.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes