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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
While I enjoyed the odd characters in this book--who could not enjoy a talking, tottering sawhorse and an oversized Woggle Bug!--I found the plot meandering and difficult to get through. There's also a lot of gendered insults of the girls who are occupying Oz, which are much more difficult for me to see past as an adult than they were as a child when I originally read this series.
I still kind of want to finish the series this year just to see what other characters L. Frank Baum comes up with; his imaginative lands and the characters that fill them are not like any other children's books I can think of. Unfortunately, the descriptions of these worlds often lead to a lack of an interesting plot. We'll see what #3 is like.
I still kind of want to finish the series this year just to see what other characters L. Frank Baum comes up with; his imaginative lands and the characters that fill them are not like any other children's books I can think of. Unfortunately, the descriptions of these worlds often lead to a lack of an interesting plot. We'll see what #3 is like.
adventurous
funny
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
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
Silly, hard to follow and delightfully frothy. I love Oz, and anything happening there
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
Love reading these books with my 5 year old 🩵
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
I only found out in the recent past that there was an entire series of oz books, so I decided to read through them out of curiosity.
While they haven’t been anything earth-shattering, they feel like classics that are great for reading aloud to kids (so far).
While they haven’t been anything earth-shattering, they feel like classics that are great for reading aloud to kids (so far).
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
