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mayling23's review against another edition
5.0
“I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.”
I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. To be honest, I didn't expect much. Hence I was beyong suprised when this book touched my heart and made me feel like a small girl all over again.
I have a bad luck with classics, from what I've gathered. I am often disappointed in them, because I always expect so much from them, more than I should. But I had no high hopes going into The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and that was perhaps the reason why my overall enjoyment was so genuine.
“You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”
This short little book is not just for children,which is a case of many books initially targeted for a younger audience. Baum took some meaningful ideas and transformed them into a lovely, magical story about a girl named Dorothy, who suddenly finds herself in a whimsical world of Oz, making her way through the land to get back to Kansas.
It's absurd, with a kind of humour which is definitely not for everyone, but it clicked with me.
Truly a classic.
I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. To be honest, I didn't expect much. Hence I was beyong suprised when this book touched my heart and made me feel like a small girl all over again.
I have a bad luck with classics, from what I've gathered. I am often disappointed in them, because I always expect so much from them, more than I should. But I had no high hopes going into The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and that was perhaps the reason why my overall enjoyment was so genuine.
“You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”
This short little book is not just for children,which is a case of many books initially targeted for a younger audience. Baum took some meaningful ideas and transformed them into a lovely, magical story about a girl named Dorothy, who suddenly finds herself in a whimsical world of Oz, making her way through the land to get back to Kansas.
It's absurd, with a kind of humour which is definitely not for everyone, but it clicked with me.
Truly a classic.
missalys's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
falcodrago's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Very cute and simple read, a great children's classic showing that it still resonates today, despite the story being already known by everyone, I feel that the details here make the difference... the interactions between the characters during the journey and all the problem solving is a comedy! I love them all, especially the Tin man.
zapkode's review against another edition
5.0
{My thoughts} – I love classic stories being retold so that a younger audience has the opportunity to read the stories. Whenever I run across a classic story made for a younger audience I always try to pick it up, because I enjoy being able to share these classic stories with my younger girls.
We all know the classic tale of The Wizard of Oz. We also know that it is a fun story about a fun adventure. That it helps Dorothy to learn really who she is as a person as she helps the scarecrow, the lion and the tin man. Together along with her sweet dog Toto they go about an adventure that leads them to meet The Wizard of Oz. If you haven’t read any version of this story you really should, it’s a neat story.
I highly recommend this book for any child that loves to use their imagination and to go on adventures. If you are just starting out reading books that engage the imagination this is a great book to start off with! I promise it’s incredible from the illustrations to the simple story within the pages. Any child is almost certainly going to fall in love with this classic story as I have over and over again.
We all know the classic tale of The Wizard of Oz. We also know that it is a fun story about a fun adventure. That it helps Dorothy to learn really who she is as a person as she helps the scarecrow, the lion and the tin man. Together along with her sweet dog Toto they go about an adventure that leads them to meet The Wizard of Oz. If you haven’t read any version of this story you really should, it’s a neat story.
I highly recommend this book for any child that loves to use their imagination and to go on adventures. If you are just starting out reading books that engage the imagination this is a great book to start off with! I promise it’s incredible from the illustrations to the simple story within the pages. Any child is almost certainly going to fall in love with this classic story as I have over and over again.
chloeknight's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
bangchanstan_1's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
philippawilson's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
tregina's review against another edition
4.0
Everything classic was once brand new. I'm reminded of that when I read L. Frank Baum's introduction, which talks about writing modernised fairy tales for the "children of today"; it's hard to imagine the Oz books as something not yet beloved by generations, but there was a beginning and it came from writing something self-conscious of being new and different and not the dwarves and faeries of yesteryear.
A lot of people reinvent and rewrite fairy tales and folk stories for new generations. They are seldom as successful as this.
So. Dorothy Gale: Child Assassin.
It's a different experience, looking at this story as an adult (and as a book, not as a movie). I'd remembered most of the big differences, the infamous silver shoes (not ruby), the lack of a framing device that ever suggested it could have been a dream, the many weapons of the Wicked Witch of the West, the fact that she is the easiest boss to defeat ever. But it's the big things we remember, and reading this I'm reintroduced to the subtle things, the exploitations of the fact that Dorothy is and has the psychology and innocence of a child, the ways in which the peoples of Oz control and subjugate one another.
I read several of the Oz books as a child (though not all, as my library only had random volumes) and this first one much more often than the others over the years, but I've decided to read all of them in order for the first time. I think it will be an interesting journey.
[ 748 editions of this book on goodreads and none of them were the one I'm reading, so I just picked the right cover and format and went with it; it seemed excessive to add another edition to the first seven-hundred-and-bloody-forty-eight]
A lot of people reinvent and rewrite fairy tales and folk stories for new generations. They are seldom as successful as this.
So. Dorothy Gale: Child Assassin.
It's a different experience, looking at this story as an adult (and as a book, not as a movie). I'd remembered most of the big differences, the infamous silver shoes (not ruby), the lack of a framing device that ever suggested it could have been a dream, the many weapons of the Wicked Witch of the West, the fact that she is the easiest boss to defeat ever. But it's the big things we remember, and reading this I'm reintroduced to the subtle things, the exploitations of the fact that Dorothy is and has the psychology and innocence of a child, the ways in which the peoples of Oz control and subjugate one another.
I read several of the Oz books as a child (though not all, as my library only had random volumes) and this first one much more often than the others over the years, but I've decided to read all of them in order for the first time. I think it will be an interesting journey.
[ 748 editions of this book on goodreads and none of them were the one I'm reading, so I just picked the right cover and format and went with it; it seemed excessive to add another edition to the first seven-hundred-and-bloody-forty-eight]