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A review by nightwolfnym
Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond by John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen (Editor)
3.0
Oz Reimagined is an anthology based on the Wizard of Oz stories by L. Frank Baum. I received this book as a Klout perk and I found myself liking it for the most part and the cover art is just too dang cute! Some of the stories I didnt particularly care for - they were just a little too bizarre for my taste, but maybe that's because I'm only familiar with the movie and not the original stories.
There's 15 stories in all, but three stories in in particular grabbed my attention, the first one titled Dorthy Dreams. The story involves an elderly Dorthy who longs to visit Oz one more time. The story proved to be sweet and sad at the same time, but it had a beauty to it. The second story I really liked was One Flew Over the Rainbow. Now unlike the previous one I mentioned this one isnt for kids (a lot of the stories here arent), but I really loved the dark, psychological story it told: It involves a group of young kids that are in an institution for various forms of psychological issues. I loved how the author incorporated aspects of Oz and showed them through the eyes of a young girl with a lot of issues. It gave the story a more real world feel. My favorite story ended up being the very last one titled The Cobbler of Oz. It was absolutely adorable and one that you could tell kids of all ages. It's about a little Winged Monkey named Nyla whose wings are too small to fly and all the other kids make fun of her. She has the cutest little personality and you root for her and really hope she gets to fly. It really was a gem.
Other ones that I enjoyed - to a lesser extent- in the order they appear: Emeralds to Emeralds Dust to Dust, Lost Girls of Oz, The Boy Detective of Oz, The Vieled Shangai, Blown Away, and Off to See the Emperor. So I guess that leaves five that just werent my cup of tea.
Also, thanks to Klout for sending it to me as a perk!
There's 15 stories in all, but three stories in in particular grabbed my attention, the first one titled Dorthy Dreams. The story involves an elderly Dorthy who longs to visit Oz one more time. The story proved to be sweet and sad at the same time, but it had a beauty to it. The second story I really liked was One Flew Over the Rainbow. Now unlike the previous one I mentioned this one isnt for kids (a lot of the stories here arent), but I really loved the dark, psychological story it told: It involves a group of young kids that are in an institution for various forms of psychological issues. I loved how the author incorporated aspects of Oz and showed them through the eyes of a young girl with a lot of issues. It gave the story a more real world feel. My favorite story ended up being the very last one titled The Cobbler of Oz. It was absolutely adorable and one that you could tell kids of all ages. It's about a little Winged Monkey named Nyla whose wings are too small to fly and all the other kids make fun of her. She has the cutest little personality and you root for her and really hope she gets to fly. It really was a gem.
Other ones that I enjoyed - to a lesser extent- in the order they appear: Emeralds to Emeralds Dust to Dust, Lost Girls of Oz, The Boy Detective of Oz, The Vieled Shangai, Blown Away, and Off to See the Emperor. So I guess that leaves five that just werent my cup of tea.
Also, thanks to Klout for sending it to me as a perk!