Reviews

Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum

lexxluthor's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kitsuneheart's review against another edition

2.0

So, it's been two months since I listened to this. And I just read the Wikipedia article to refresh myself. And I can not, for the life of me, recall a seingle detail of this story except for Toto's speaking at the end. Everything else just blends in with every other Oz story. I'm sure kids will enjoy the continued frivolity--and yes, that's the intended audience--but for myself, I will never read this again. The Oz books are just too interchangeable.

alyshadeshae's review against another edition

3.0

Another "adventure" that is filled with obnoxious characters. Can't anyone in these books be likeable for more than two pages!?

skochara's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

picklespost's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

4.0

larsvassy's review against another edition

3.0

Not my favorite story from Oz but wasn't horrible!

acoffia's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

bargainbookquest's review against another edition

3.0

3*

The author, for this one, seems to have forgotten a bunch of things, like to Nome King's name and the fact that Shaggy Man and Polychrome have met prior to this book. The author also doesn't seem to be able to make up his mind about Ozma's decisions by the end of the book on not letting anyone in Oz and sending them back home but then this happens and so she says yes but then again this person won't go if this other one doesn't and... and I will only mention how the title of this one is, yet again, very misleading... it's starting to be a boring theme with these books...

I liked how there was a dragon in this one, however.

And I liked the little fact about Toto and him not speaking until now. That was a nice touch.

cimorene1558's review against another edition

4.0

I love the tube travel bit, I’m not sure why, but I really do. And Quox is a great dragon.

saroz162's review against another edition

4.0

A strange book, in that it's quite pleasant, and effortlessly readable, without feeling anything like as consequential as it should. The general plotline is lifted from a musical comedy Baum wrote, which somewhat explains the problem: a whole load of characters get added into the mix, and there's a lot of wordplay and larking about, which manages to effectively disguise that the longer the book goes on, the less actually happens. That's not necessarily a bad thing most of the time, but it manages to rob the villain of any real sense of threat, as well as effectively rendering several interesting characters background players by the end of the story. Several interesting avenues aren't really developed, and instead, Baum tidies up the loose ends a little too quickly.

It's a good Oz book, maybe even a very good one - but it never manages to be really great.