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wifescullys's review
4.75
absolutely insane read. i’m not even interested in the wizard of oz but this was written in such a feverish, mesmeric, trainwreck style. wish it delved more into world war ii conciding with the release of the picture , giving it an overly sentimentalized theme it would not otherwise have had, but the mentions of it were really interesting. clearly biased towards MGM w/ her mother having worked in the costume department for 20 yrs like she would shit on all the other studios and i don’t know what information’s actually true but idgaf. loved learning about the ppl you don’t normally do; screenwriters and dog trainers and technicolor color advisors and construction crew — the pictures of memos and receipts and notes between ppl were so cool. and airing on television 20 yrs later being what actually propelled it into being one of the most loved movies in history like the cast hadnt achieved those levels of stardom when it was first released. wow!!!! achieving immortality!!
tristanrobinblakeman's review
4.0
Super-fun fast read - some rather stilted and awkward prose now-and-again, but that's not the reason one would be reading this book anyway! This book is just chock full of anecdotes and trivia tidbits about the making of the universal favorite "Wizard of Oz" film. Also, there is a lot of background on the studio politics regarding the production of the film which I found fascinating. Definitely not a book for "fangirls" - there are few photographs, etc. A well-researched and fascinating read.
uncleflannery's review
5.0
Who am I, Erin Zona? Jk. I only read three chapters but they were great chapters: munchkins, special effects, and accidents. No mention of that munchkin suicide, must be a coverup.
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