A review by ens
The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum

This was a very solid Oz book without anything that made it particularly annoying but not really doing anything unique or out there. I definitely skimmed the second half of it more than seriously rereading. This has all the classic Oz elements: some old favorite characters but also a new cast of wacky individuals, ozians totally failing at rescue missions, Glinda being the shadow government of Oz, mild continuity errors, ending with a big party... But it doesn't feel stale or rehashed.