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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Started out really fun and then the ending got a little redundant. But we all enjoyed this!
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I absolutely LOVED this book! I love the movie, but now that I've read the book, I like the book better. It seems a lot more magical than the movie. One thing I found funny was the Tin Man's attitude. He said that since he lost his heart, he could never hurt another living creature. Yet he decapitates a bunch of animals! Wtf Tin Man? Maybe it was because Dorothy was in danger. Either way, I can't wait to read the other Oz books.
This a wonderful children's book, and I am sorry that I only read it at the age of 22. Still, it was able to inspire, to fill one's head with colour and light and all the beauty of the this land created by L. Frank Baum.
We shouldn't also ignore the fact that it was published in the last year of the 19th century, and for that time, the way that it looks upon women is quite ahead of its age. Dorothy is a ingenuous, naive little girl, whose only purpose is to get back to her beloved home, but is willing to help anyway who she comes across on her path.
It is a small book, with tiny chapters, which makes it a fast and enjoyable read. For adults and children, or maybe, for both at the same time.
We shouldn't also ignore the fact that it was published in the last year of the 19th century, and for that time, the way that it looks upon women is quite ahead of its age. Dorothy is a ingenuous, naive little girl, whose only purpose is to get back to her beloved home, but is willing to help anyway who she comes across on her path.
It is a small book, with tiny chapters, which makes it a fast and enjoyable read. For adults and children, or maybe, for both at the same time.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
This particular edition had really horrible illustrations.
This was nice I guess. Just a little childrens story. I'm used to reading some YA but this is, like, for little kids. But it was still nice and for being written 113 years ago, nothing jumped out as being inappropriate or weird or anything. Although there was a lot of killing. The tin woodman (who is a cyborg, btw; or maybe a robot? When everything in one's body is eventually replaced, does that make one a robot instead of a cyborg? A cylon?) wept for stepping on a beetle . . . and then proceeds to chop off heads left and right.
I'm glad there's a Good Witch of the South in the book; the lack of a fourth witch in the movie is irritatingly asymmetrical.
Anne Hathaway narrated this version and she was cracking me up. That girl has enthusiasm for days; I could see her in my mind's eye, gesticulating in the recording room. She had a cartoonish voice for every character, featuring:
Patty and Selma Bouvier as the Scarecrow
The guy from the movie as the Cowardly Lion
Amy Sedaris as the Soldier With the Green Whiskers
A robot as the disembodied head of Oz
A Spanish dude as a tiger (are there tigers in Spain?)
etc etc
So yeah, a nice quick listen, I finished this in two days. It would probably be a good listen for actual children. Maybe. What do I know.
I'm glad there's a Good Witch of the South in the book; the lack of a fourth witch in the movie is irritatingly asymmetrical.
Anne Hathaway narrated this version and she was cracking me up. That girl has enthusiasm for days; I could see her in my mind's eye, gesticulating in the recording room. She had a cartoonish voice for every character, featuring:
Patty and Selma Bouvier as the Scarecrow
The guy from the movie as the Cowardly Lion
Amy Sedaris as the Soldier With the Green Whiskers
A robot as the disembodied head of Oz
A Spanish dude as a tiger (are there tigers in Spain?)
etc etc
So yeah, a nice quick listen, I finished this in two days. It would probably be a good listen for actual children. Maybe. What do I know.
i watched wicked (movie) today and felt an urge to read the original wizard of oz. it was lovely! so whimsical and wholesome. reminds me of my childhood <3
The definition of quaint. Anybody who tried to publish a book like this nowadays would make it absolutely nowhere. I kept comparing it unfavourably to Narnia, and maybe that's unfair. I imagine Narnia took some inspiration from this book. It's just hopelessly aged out of relevance at this point. Read if you're curious, but expect nothing.