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Dorothy Must Die
by Danielle Paige
If you’re going to reimagine a story, you need one thing: IMAGINATION. As much as, if not more than, the original had. And very few people have more imagination than Frank L. Baum. So I approached the Dorothy Must Die series with little enthusiasm.
It turned out to not be that bad. It’s not great either – the tone is alllllllllllllllll over the place, like a kid throwing up on a carnival ride. But surprisingly, Danielle Paige’s trip down the beloved road of Yellow Brick is more interesting than I expected.
The story is well paced, zinging around Oz at a good clip. The action goes from dangerous to disgusting at times. Along with a few F-bombs, there are passages that will have you asking who this book is supposed to be for. I don’t have much nostalgic love for Oz, but I was rooting for Amy to win. Her character, complete with flaws, is by far the strongest part of this story. While Paige has turned Oz on its head – sometimes far more than necessary – Amy reads like a real girl trying to do the right thing.
It turned out to not be that bad. It’s not great either – the tone is alllllllllllllllll over the place, like a kid throwing up on a carnival ride. But surprisingly, Danielle Paige’s trip down the beloved road of Yellow Brick is more interesting than I expected.
The story is well paced, zinging around Oz at a good clip. The action goes from dangerous to disgusting at times. Along with a few F-bombs, there are passages that will have you asking who this book is supposed to be for. I don’t have much nostalgic love for Oz, but I was rooting for Amy to win. Her character, complete with flaws, is by far the strongest part of this story. While Paige has turned Oz on its head – sometimes far more than necessary – Amy reads like a real girl trying to do the right thing.