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A review by pippa_w
The Marvelous Land of Oz: A Sequel to The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
4.0
In the Country of Gillikins, which is at the north of the Land of Oz, lived a youth called Tip.
An adventure featuring a pumpkin and sawhorse brought to life, a Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated insect, and old friends from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz contending with criminal magic and an all-female revolt in the Emerald City.
This being an early middle-grade released in 1904, there's not all that much I can say about it, and I even rate it with hesitation. It's very simply written with stilted dialogue, but it's meant to be easy to read. It's also delightfully absurd, both in writing and in plot.
It's also surprisingly forward-thinking and feminist considering it was written by a man at the turn of the 20th century, which surprised me a lot. Obviously there are ideas that are presented as a given that remind you that it was written before the 1960s, but there are ideas and even coding that are explored in this book to an extent I never would have expected.
'I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City.'
'Hm! If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?'
'I really do not know. Perhaps the women are made of iron.'
An adventure featuring a pumpkin and sawhorse brought to life, a Highly Magnified and Thoroughly Educated insect, and old friends from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz contending with criminal magic and an all-female revolt in the Emerald City.
This being an early middle-grade released in 1904, there's not all that much I can say about it, and I even rate it with hesitation. It's very simply written with stilted dialogue, but it's meant to be easy to read. It's also delightfully absurd, both in writing and in plot.
It's also surprisingly forward-thinking and feminist considering it was written by a man at the turn of the 20th century, which surprised me a lot. Obviously there are ideas that are presented as a given that remind you that it was written before the 1960s, but there are ideas and even coding that are explored in this book to an extent I never would have expected.
'I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City.'
'Hm! If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?'
'I really do not know. Perhaps the women are made of iron.'