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heathergstl's review against another edition
3.0
By far my least favorite Oz book. It was painfully obvious that this was not originally intended to be an Oz book. It would have found it much more enjoyable if it had not attached to the Oz series at the last moment.
tregina's review against another edition
3.0
This was connected to Oz by only the most tenuous of threads, but it's certainly a spiritual cousin to it. The further into the series we get, the further from the characters that I love, but I actually still enjoyed this one more than I expected to. Also, I think Bilbil the goat might be my spirit animal.
outcolder's review against another edition
I remembered I liked this one a lot, but maybe it was just relief after the disappointing "scarecrow"
skochara's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-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
mattydiggs's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
2.5
lexxluthor's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
cowmouflage's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
kitsuneheart's review against another edition
2.0
I just feel like the writing strategy of this book was "write something rather silly, go on for most of the book, and then chose a random moment for Ozma to peek in and decide to meddle, so the kids can see Dorothy. Because, really, the book has almost nothing to do with Oz. Really, Rinkitink only winds up in Oz near the very end, being in a completely new magical country for most of the book.
In the style of Oz, Oz characters appearing, but this seems like Baum was just picking up manuscripts he'd half-finsshed and altering them enough to put the Oz name on them.
In the style of Oz, Oz characters appearing, but this seems like Baum was just picking up manuscripts he'd half-finsshed and altering them enough to put the Oz name on them.
alyshadeshae's review against another edition
3.0
More of the same, but at least this time a standard entourage of Oz characters held off until the end to show up.