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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
4.0
bargainbookquest's review against another edition
4.0
3.75*
Don't you just love when the title character doesn't show up until a good 3/4 of a book? What's up with that? It seems, however, that this is one of the author's favorite thing to do since a lot of them have quite the misleading title. And, by the end of this one, it really feels like the author didn't know quite how to end it so he basically shoved every previous characters that went on the adventure into a couple chapters. naming them but giving them no purpose or anything at all. Except for one but he tended to get lost most of the time.
This book, from what I can tell, seems to be the final part of a trilogy from another series by the same author and he decided to have the main characters of that series crossover with Oz. I don't mind it. I actually think it's a cool idea but it won't make me go look for that series, however.
I think, in this one, my favorite character(s) were the Orks which... until now I thought were Arcs. The narrator has some sort of accent and it sounds like Arc so... Oh, that's another thing I have to mention about the narrator... sometimes, I forget if he's talking like a girl or a boy and this has been an ongoing thing through a few of the previous books but especially this one. Or, simply, once the characters shrink... there is no distinction. at least it doesn't happen to all of them and not at the same time but I thought it was odd and sorta took me out of the story.
I am still going to praise the author for the imagination for the characters and this wonderful land however.
Don't you just love when the title character doesn't show up until a good 3/4 of a book? What's up with that? It seems, however, that this is one of the author's favorite thing to do since a lot of them have quite the misleading title. And, by the end of this one, it really feels like the author didn't know quite how to end it so he basically shoved every previous characters that went on the adventure into a couple chapters. naming them but giving them no purpose or anything at all. Except for one but he tended to get lost most of the time.
This book, from what I can tell, seems to be the final part of a trilogy from another series by the same author and he decided to have the main characters of that series crossover with Oz. I don't mind it. I actually think it's a cool idea but it won't make me go look for that series, however.
I think, in this one, my favorite character(s) were the Orks which... until now I thought were Arcs. The narrator has some sort of accent and it sounds like Arc so... Oh, that's another thing I have to mention about the narrator... sometimes, I forget if he's talking like a girl or a boy and this has been an ongoing thing through a few of the previous books but especially this one. Or, simply, once the characters shrink... there is no distinction. at least it doesn't happen to all of them and not at the same time but I thought it was odd and sorta took me out of the story.
I am still going to praise the author for the imagination for the characters and this wonderful land however.
vll295's review against another edition
4.0
I never really tire of Baum. This is just one more that adds to the dynamics of the Wizard of Oz. I enjoyed that it is short and a quick read. I enjoyed the story and the plot. A good story.
saroz162's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, though it pains me to say it - the titular character is my favorite one in the series, after all - this is one of Baum's weaker Oz books, obviously written at a time when he felt okay about reusing old material. The first half is the abandoned sequel to The Sea Fairies and Sky Island; the second half is adapted from Baum's unsuccessful silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow. It just about coheres together, but it's not terribly exciting. Weirdly, Baum even violated one of his core rules by including a thwarted romance plotline. Weirder still, that's one of the better parts of the book!
jogojam's review against another edition
5.0
so far pretty good i like the ork but he's a little selfish and a little spoiled theres a part in the book when the girl asks what is an ork and he says "i am!" but it was funny.
nicola323's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
3.0