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76 reviews for:

The Magic of Oz

L. Frank Baum

3.64 AVERAGE

bkwest's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

kelly_tyler's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

birdmanseven's review against another edition

4.0

I've enjoyed Baum's later Oz books much more than the earlier entries. This one was well-plotted and interesting. Trot & Cap'n Bill are two of my favorite Oz characters (thought in reality they were imports from one of Baum's less popular series), so it was nice to see them take center stage. Also, it was good to have the Nome King back as the villain.

We discussed this series and many more on our Fantasy spotlight for the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-252-fantasy-isthmus

ladybouse's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Welp, the Nome King is back....that's something...

Spoilers beyond this point 👉

Was it really necessary to defeat him with the exact same method again? I wish I didn't feel so fed up by the end of these...

More than anything I was just glad to see Bungle, the glass cat restored to her glorious self rather than remain altered by the Wizard.

Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢

"There's lots o' things folks don't 'preciate," replied the sailor-man. "If somethin' would 'most stop your breath, you'd think breathin' easy was the finest thing in life."

"Why, I'm not afraid to go anywhere, if the Cowardly Lion is with me," she said. "I know him pretty well, and so I can trust him. He's always afraid, when we get into trouble, and that's why he's cowardly; but he's a terrible fighter, and that's why he isn't a coward. He doesn't like to fight, you know, but when he HAS to, there isn't any beast living that can conquer him."

"I've never been 'specially proud of myself, but I'd rather be the way I was born than anything else in the whole world."

"Aren't you good for ANYthing?" asked Trot. "Yes, I'm pretty to look at, and that's more than can be said of you," retorted the creature.

lisafweeks's review against another edition

4.0

It was pure pleasure to return to the world of Oz and recall characters like The Glass Cat and the Gnome King.

froxis's review against another edition

4.0

What do you get the girl who has everything? Well this wonderful addition to the Oz series...

moon110581's review against another edition

4.0

I kind of liked this one. Instead of one long rambling nightmare of an adventure, there's a few smaller ones with interesting characters and interesting story line. While there was a banquet at the end, it was Ozma's birthday party and he breezed over it pretty quick.