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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
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:
Yes
As an avid lover of The Wizard of Oz movies, I was really impressed by how good this book was. At first I just used the audiobook version narrated by Brooke Shields to fall asleep to. But I got so attached to the story so... I had to pay attention
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
On of my favorite comfort reads and I haven’t done a reread in years!
Obviously all the stories between Wicked and The Wizard of Oz are completely different and I love how L. Frank Baum wrote this world.
Obviously all the stories between Wicked and The Wizard of Oz are completely different and I love how L. Frank Baum wrote this world.
good book, short read, fun, simple formula that is readable for kids and adults alike
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
This was very interesting to read as a long time lover of the movie and it is crazy how much they stray from the book for the movie. Characters are scrapped and others enlarged and just so many iconic qualities that were never in this original. I loved reading that for that point but it didn’t really read like a super memorable fun childhood book so i am a bit shocked that it was picked to become such an iconic film. I do think a lot of the underlying messaging can be found even if the author didn’t want it to be but it is so prevalent how terrible a person the wizard is and how he has manipulated an entire country. And truly how manipulated the three companions are with how they view themselves. Sorry but it reads as dictatorship and under the rule of a tyrant.
But overall it is quite a fun ride. I wish the wicked witch was a bigger part of the story originally but she’s only around for one chapter. I also got bored of the amount of times they detail to us that Dorothy went to sleep for the night as did the lion and Toto but the scarecrow and Tin man stood guard. I get it’s a children’s book and i would normally excuse it. But my god they say it sooooo many times.
But overall it is quite a fun ride. I wish the wicked witch was a bigger part of the story originally but she’s only around for one chapter. I also got bored of the amount of times they detail to us that Dorothy went to sleep for the night as did the lion and Toto but the scarecrow and Tin man stood guard. I get it’s a children’s book and i would normally excuse it. But my god they say it sooooo many times.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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:
Yes
A goofy classic, with lots of weirdness not present in the rather more famous movie. The Wicked Witch of the West is also not that big a part of the book, which is strange. I liked it much more as a child, but it's still fine.