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The Marvelous Land of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
AT first I was very tempted to only give this a 3/5, however in retrospect, while not as good as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz it was still a really good book filled with humour and quirky characters that mirrors all the better qualities of book 1 in the series!
Like the first book in the series, this story is an entertaining piece of nonsense, reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, but for some reason I like Baum's writing a lot more.
The main character, Tip, is a young boy who goes on several adventures throughout OZ with the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. He has as much practical gumption as Dorothy does, and, by the end of the tale it turns out he was turned into a boy by Mombi, the witch.
What I especially appreciate in the OZ books is Baum's flexibility with gender-specific traits and activities for his characters - the girls are never truly simpering fools that need to be saved, and the boys are not he-men who go out to rescue damsels or refuse to listen to advice. Ozma, once restored to her original state, takes her rightful place, and men and women live in a balanced state, respectful of each others' skills and traits. Given when this was written (1904), Baum was a very forward thinking guy.
Like the first book in the series, this story is an entertaining piece of nonsense, reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, but for some reason I like Baum's writing a lot more.
The main character, Tip, is a young boy who goes on several adventures throughout OZ with the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. He has as much practical gumption as Dorothy does, and, by the end of the tale it turns out he was turned into a boy by Mombi, the witch.
What I especially appreciate in the OZ books is Baum's flexibility with gender-specific traits and activities for his characters - the girls are never truly simpering fools that need to be saved, and the boys are not he-men who go out to rescue damsels or refuse to listen to advice. Ozma, once restored to her original state, takes her rightful place, and men and women live in a balanced state, respectful of each others' skills and traits. Given when this was written (1904), Baum was a very forward thinking guy.