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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
This review is going to be short and sweet:)
Fabulous sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I'm glad L. Frank Baum wrote more stories for all the children who wanted more adventures with the Scarecrow and Tin Man. This is definitely a children's book and for that I am not going to criticize it at all. It is a lovely little fairy tale and I would recommend it to anyone who really enjoyed the Wizard of Oz and would like to read more adventures about the land of Oz. The great thing about this book is that you don't have to have read The Wizard of Oz for this one to be enjoyable. You can read the Oz books in any order you may choose.
The adventure in this story was silly and fun, and I loved all the new characters. There were some minor things that I could pick on in terms of writing style and plot, but because this is the land of Oz and this is a sequel and it's a children's book, I'm going to let it all slide.
Great book and I would recommend it to anyone who thoroughly enjoyed The Wizard of Oz or anyone looking for a cute and fun children's book.
Fabulous sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I'm glad L. Frank Baum wrote more stories for all the children who wanted more adventures with the Scarecrow and Tin Man. This is definitely a children's book and for that I am not going to criticize it at all. It is a lovely little fairy tale and I would recommend it to anyone who really enjoyed the Wizard of Oz and would like to read more adventures about the land of Oz. The great thing about this book is that you don't have to have read The Wizard of Oz for this one to be enjoyable. You can read the Oz books in any order you may choose.
The adventure in this story was silly and fun, and I loved all the new characters. There were some minor things that I could pick on in terms of writing style and plot, but because this is the land of Oz and this is a sequel and it's a children's book, I'm going to let it all slide.
Great book and I would recommend it to anyone who thoroughly enjoyed The Wizard of Oz or anyone looking for a cute and fun children's book.
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This felt like a book to set up other stories and wasn’t as fun as the first. I cringed a lot when Ginger and her girl army explained their demands and desires. New dresses and jewels was the best Baum could come up with?
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun book even though I knew the big twist going in and I do wish I had read it before reading Dorothy Must Die because that book makes so many references to this one but I think what I did not really enjoy in this book is that the Scarecrow (brains or not) is meant to be smart yet he seems so stupid in this book. Also Happy Pride Month to Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
This was another fun OZ book.
Introducing a new group of characters, but bringing back a couple of the old favorites.
Magic, witches, sorcery, conflict, and adventure galore!
This had a great bit of a twist at the end as well, which I will not ruin, but it is one that I did not see coming. Some things in the book are very convenient to be able to rescue the heroes, but at this day and age, that was the norm so no harm, no foul.
An enjoyable read.
Introducing a new group of characters, but bringing back a couple of the old favorites.
Magic, witches, sorcery, conflict, and adventure galore!
This had a great bit of a twist at the end as well, which I will not ruin, but it is one that I did not see coming. Some things in the book are very convenient to be able to rescue the heroes, but at this day and age, that was the norm so no harm, no foul.
An enjoyable read.
Completely nonsensical, somewhat sexist, but very classic and enjoyable.
I've always struggled with this book, because on the one hand Baum has an abundance of female characters and female protagonists who drive the story (here and in all of the Oz books) but on the other it is rife with appalling gender stereotypes. Baum might have been a feminist, but in 1904 that did not mean he was entirely enlightened. It has Ozma, who is glorious and I could go on about the gender issues touched upon there, but it also has Jinjur, who is a general, yes, and that is great, but she's a general who only wants to laze around with jewels and her soldiers are women and therefore obviously must be terrified of mice. But then there is also this:
"What has happened?" the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby-carriage along the sidewalk.
"Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty as you ought to know very well," replied the man; "and since you went away the wome have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City."
"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?"
So. Conflicted. It's problematic, but it's also progressive? Ultimately, the balance falls on the side of good for me, in no small part because of Ozma, but it will never be unreserved love.
"What has happened?" the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby-carriage along the sidewalk.
"Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty as you ought to know very well," replied the man; "and since you went away the wome have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City."
"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?"
So. Conflicted. It's problematic, but it's also progressive? Ultimately, the balance falls on the side of good for me, in no small part because of Ozma, but it will never be unreserved love.