Reviews - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

6.2k reviews for:

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

3.84 AVERAGE

nyxeos's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

bakerage's review against another edition

4.0

Second time reading this book. First time was to my nephews in 2008. Now It was to my own children. This book holds many warm, cozy memories with children that I adore. Not easy to write a non-biased review considering the context.
I think that this book offers a simple story, I like that the adventures have an amount of thrill easy to engage without becoming overwhelming.
It should be more 3 1/2 stars but because of the warm memories of reading aloud to my children and my nephews before, I will give it a little more.
One of my favorite quotes: “I shall take the heart, returned the Tin Woodman, for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world?”

steffers7's review against another edition

3.0

Since I had already seen the movie more times than I can count, a star rating isn't really fair for the book. I mainly just found myself reading with interest to find out how the book differed. Overall, although I still love the movie, I don't think it did the book justice. It would be a great book to study, but I think it would be best to be studied by those who had not seen the movie.

e_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

a_smile's review against another edition

4.0

First published in 1900 and still inspiring people till this day. A great classic about a little girl dropped into a land of mystery trying to find her way home. Fun for both young and adult readers.