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A review by avocadomilquetoast
Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire
4.0
I have a pet peeve for the way a certain word is over(and often incorrectly)used. But considering the Wicked Years series takes places over the course of three generations and across all corners of the vast land of Oz, I would definitely say it is epic indeed.
Overall that's what I found so satisfying. With L. Frank Baum's series, each of the books seemed like unconnected slices of Oz life - and really only seen through Dorothy's (or ... Dorothy-replacement characters) eyes. With Gregory Maguire's, you get the whole pie, as it were, and three more pies on top of that.
How did Out of Oz do in finishing the series? There's not a complete sense of closure, really, but maybe perhaps that's the point? I like imagining that, even if someone leaves in a balloon or gets melted by water, life still goes on for everyone else in Oz.
Overall that's what I found so satisfying. With L. Frank Baum's series, each of the books seemed like unconnected slices of Oz life - and really only seen through Dorothy's (or ... Dorothy-replacement characters) eyes. With Gregory Maguire's, you get the whole pie, as it were, and three more pies on top of that.
How did Out of Oz do in finishing the series? There's not a complete sense of closure, really, but maybe perhaps that's the point? I like imagining that, even if someone leaves in a balloon or gets melted by water, life still goes on for everyone else in Oz.