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leigh_loves_books's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Some interesting ideas in here but the writing is humdrum and formulaic.
ladyida1's review against another edition
5.0
These adventures would have been very interesting to see in film or even cartoon.
Love it
Love it
bangel_ds's review against another edition
1.0
No. Just no.
Baum should've stopped after the first few books. This is absolutely boring and uninteresting. I didn't care about anyone at all and as always, nothing ever happens. Everything is resolved in two seconds, no conflicts, no development, no nothing. It's just truly disappointing.
I initially gave it two stars but changed my mind while writing this. I guess the only thing worth reflecting upon was the prison concept in Oz. And that's pretty much it.
I read some review and I guess I'm the only one feeling this way ahhah. Well, I can't lie...I just couldn't wait for the book to come to an end, preferably with a great event or finale. The Patchwork Girl was not enough.
I am gonna continue the series though..I have to know if they slightly get better and if something happens. But I'm not optimistic.
Baum should've stopped after the first few books. This is absolutely boring and uninteresting. I didn't care about anyone at all and as always, nothing ever happens. Everything is resolved in two seconds, no conflicts, no development, no nothing. It's just truly disappointing.
I initially gave it two stars but changed my mind while writing this. I guess the only thing worth reflecting upon was the prison concept in Oz. And that's pretty much it.
I read some review and I guess I'm the only one feeling this way ahhah. Well, I can't lie...I just couldn't wait for the book to come to an end, preferably with a great event or finale. The Patchwork Girl was not enough.
I am gonna continue the series though..I have to know if they slightly get better and if something happens. But I'm not optimistic.
wwilson32's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lilli_reenan's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
tiggum's review against another edition
3.0
One of the better Oz books, some good characters and some interesting stuff happens, although as usual the problem is solved without any real input by the protagonist, but that's just how these book are.
spoerk's review against another edition
4.0
"'Take it easy' is my motto. If you can't take it easy, take it as easy as you can."
"Scraps thought it was odd that they could be so easily amused, but decided that there could be little harm in people who laughed so merrily."
"Scraps thought it was odd that they could be so easily amused, but decided that there could be little harm in people who laughed so merrily."
ens's review against another edition
The poetry in this book was a bit annoying. Hearing about the Oz justice system was a highlight though.
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I'm kind of annoyed about that ending. They spend the whole book looking for materials for this antidote, and then it turns out not to matter at all? Presumably we could've stopped the quest halfway through and just had Ozma turn the statues back to life with her magic belt.markcdickson's review against another edition
3.0
The weakest book in the series so far. Other than the weirdly facist enforcement of banning people from practicing magic (other than Ozma’s select group of friends), there’s not a lot of note that happens in this one. It was still a solid time, but it lacked the imagination and whimsy that previous books have had.