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A review by ladybouse
The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
One of my top favorites from the series! I love the Gnome King as a villan. I loved the punishing amount of puns! The new cast of characters made for excellent fun, the Cuttenclips, Utensia, and Bunnybury all made it a real adventure! And to top it off it is cannon that the people of Oz are not Ozians, but Ozites!
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
“Look at him as you do at me when I’m late to dinner.” Aunt Em turned upon the Lion a determined countenance and a wild dilated eye. She glared at the immense beast steadily, and the Lion, who had been quietly blinking at them, began to appear uneasy and disturbed.
"To be angry once in a while is really good fun, because it makes others so miserable. But to be angry morning, noon and night, as I am, grows monotonous and prevents my gaining any other pleasure in life."
"In this world in which we live simplicity and kindness are the only magic wands that work wonders."
"People often do a good deed without hope of reward, but for an evil deed they always demand payment."
"...it is folly for us to try to appear otherwise than as nature has made us."
"...it seems to me the Land of Oz is a little ahead of the United States in some of its laws. For here, if one can’t talk clearly, and straight to the point, they send him to Rigmarole Town; while Uncle Sam lets him roam around wild and free, to torture innocent people."
"No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy. I will not fight, even to save my kingdom."
"The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good. Now, the Nome King had never tried to be good, so he was very bad indeed."
"All your troubles are due to those 'ifs'," declared the Wizard.
"As these two officials took their places, Dorothy asked: "Why is the colander the High Priest?" "He's the holiest thing we have in the kingdom," replied King Kleaver. "Except me," said a sieve. "I'm the whole thing when it comes to holes."
“I wish there wasn’t a saucepan in my kingdom,” he said. “You fellows are always stewing, over something, and every once in a while you slop over and make a mess of it. Go hang yourself, sir--by the handle." 🤣
"She decided that whenever she spoke, after this, she would use only enough words to express what she wanted to say."
“Do ‘ifs’ really make Flutterbudgets?”
“I think the ‘ifs’ help,” he answered seriously. “Foolish fears, and worries over nothing, with a mixture of nerves and ifs, will soon make a Flutterbudget of any one.”
“When we try to deceive people we always make mistakes."
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
“Look at him as you do at me when I’m late to dinner.” Aunt Em turned upon the Lion a determined countenance and a wild dilated eye. She glared at the immense beast steadily, and the Lion, who had been quietly blinking at them, began to appear uneasy and disturbed.
"To be angry once in a while is really good fun, because it makes others so miserable. But to be angry morning, noon and night, as I am, grows monotonous and prevents my gaining any other pleasure in life."
"In this world in which we live simplicity and kindness are the only magic wands that work wonders."
"People often do a good deed without hope of reward, but for an evil deed they always demand payment."
"...it is folly for us to try to appear otherwise than as nature has made us."
"...it seems to me the Land of Oz is a little ahead of the United States in some of its laws. For here, if one can’t talk clearly, and straight to the point, they send him to Rigmarole Town; while Uncle Sam lets him roam around wild and free, to torture innocent people."
"No one has the right to destroy any living creatures, however evil they may be, or to hurt them or make them unhappy. I will not fight, even to save my kingdom."
"The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good. Now, the Nome King had never tried to be good, so he was very bad indeed."
"All your troubles are due to those 'ifs'," declared the Wizard.
"As these two officials took their places, Dorothy asked: "Why is the colander the High Priest?" "He's the holiest thing we have in the kingdom," replied King Kleaver. "Except me," said a sieve. "I'm the whole thing when it comes to holes."
“I wish there wasn’t a saucepan in my kingdom,” he said. “You fellows are always stewing, over something, and every once in a while you slop over and make a mess of it. Go hang yourself, sir--by the handle." 🤣
"She decided that whenever she spoke, after this, she would use only enough words to express what she wanted to say."
“Do ‘ifs’ really make Flutterbudgets?”
“I think the ‘ifs’ help,” he answered seriously. “Foolish fears, and worries over nothing, with a mixture of nerves and ifs, will soon make a Flutterbudget of any one.”
“When we try to deceive people we always make mistakes."