Reviews - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Illustrated

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Illustrated

Parcourant pour la toute première fois ce classique de la littérature jeunesse à l’âge avancé qu’est le mien (26 ans), je ne prétendrai pas écrire quelque chose de résolument profond ou novateur à son égard.

Je me contenterai de garder aussi longtemps que ma mémoire ne me le permette la sensation bienheureuse que me procure la tendresse et la magnanimité dont Dorothée et ses compagnons de route font continuellement preuve les uns envers les autres. Cette sollicitude qu’ils se réservent sans retenue, bien que mal lotis et sans grande perspective… quel réconfort !

Par hasard, j’ai découvert ce matin même cette citation de George Orwell, qui lui aussi semblait avoir en horreur les désillusions qui entourent le pouvoir : « They fear love because it creates a world they can’t control”. C’est précisément l’impression que j’ai en reposant ce livre.

mdswin23's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

nostalgia_reader's review against another edition

4.0

Just the right mixture of fairy tale, adventure, and surrealism. Somehow it's 10 times weirder than Wonderland, but 5 times easier to understand.

I'm looking forward to delving into the rest of the books in the series!

(While I've always wanted to read the original books, I was spurred to get the Barnes and Noble Collection after reading Shawn Cheng's amazingly creepy-awesome adaptations in [b:The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The Definitive Anthology of Kid's Lit as Graphics and Visuals|22291962|The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature The Definitive Anthology of Kid's Lit as Graphics and Visuals|Russ Kick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417407341s/22291962.jpg|25985132].)

giugiu_woland's review against another edition

2.0

lighthearted

robyns_reading_habit's review against another edition

3.0

One of my favorite movies. I read the book a few years ago but dont remember it or my reaction to it well enough to write a review. Perhaps I will use it as my choice for book club.