A review by susanquilty
The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum

3.0

I can’t decide if I love or hate the absurdity of the Oz books. Well, hate is too harsh… There’s definitely a lot of eye rolling and mocking while I read them, but there’s something endearing about the silliness.

For example, just when I think these books can’t get any sillier, Santa shows up as a guest at Ozma’s birthday party. Nope, it’s not a Christmas-themed story. He’s just there mixed in with the other fantastical guests because kids like Santa and Frank Baum wrote stories to entertain kids.

Here’s what I’ve learned while making my way through the Oz collection: Don’t expect the plot of any of these books to make sense. Things happen because they happen. Characters show up with seemingly mysterious pasts that are never revealed. Just go with it or stop reading, but don’t expect any resolution beyond a happy ending.