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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
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.
triniredreading's review
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.5
I enjoyed the adventure aspect of this book. However! Rinkitink is a highly annoying character! It was like encountering a singing Jar Jar Binks
acoffia's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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
3.0
3.75 or 4*; I am undecided.
This book doesn't feel like an Oz book but the author still has a mismatch group of characters on an adventure with a mission to find and rescue one's parents and people of Oz only come up by the last few chapters of the book. Mainly Dorothy but it feels like the author had to make her the heroine here but it was unecessary, I feel, since basically everything was resolving itself and by the main characters already. Oh well. It was still a strong book none the less.
The title of this book is still sort of misleading but Rinkitink is an important character throughout this book, unlike the other previously misleading titled books. He has a very annoying sense of humour and laugh though. Geez. I just wanted to slap him accross the face multiple times.
Also, it might be just me and the fact I didn't listen to the book from beginning to end in one go but every time Inga was mentioned, I had to do a double take and wonder why Inga and "he/him..." were in the same sentence. I am so used to hearing/reading the name being linked to a woman/girl that it confused me here and took me out of the story for a couple minutes. Oh well.
This is book 10; the author intended only 6 books for Oz but he was so bombarded by fan letters that he had to keep going but it is starting to feel like he's reaching with adding Dorothy at the end just so the reader remembers this is still happening in the Oz land/universe. Let's hope the other 4 books are good; it would be sad to end this collection with bad reviews, you know.
This book doesn't feel like an Oz book but the author still has a mismatch group of characters on an adventure with a mission to find and rescue one's parents and people of Oz only come up by the last few chapters of the book. Mainly Dorothy but it feels like the author had to make her the heroine here but it was unecessary, I feel, since basically everything was resolving itself and by the main characters already. Oh well. It was still a strong book none the less.
The title of this book is still sort of misleading but Rinkitink is an important character throughout this book, unlike the other previously misleading titled books. He has a very annoying sense of humour and laugh though. Geez. I just wanted to slap him accross the face multiple times.
Also, it might be just me and the fact I didn't listen to the book from beginning to end in one go but every time Inga was mentioned, I had to do a double take and wonder why Inga and "he/him..." were in the same sentence. I am so used to hearing/reading the name being linked to a woman/girl that it confused me here and took me out of the story for a couple minutes. Oh well.
This is book 10; the author intended only 6 books for Oz but he was so bombarded by fan letters that he had to keep going but it is starting to feel like he's reaching with adding Dorothy at the end just so the reader remembers this is still happening in the Oz land/universe. Let's hope the other 4 books are good; it would be sad to end this collection with bad reviews, you know.
saroz162's review
4.0
If Baum had just had the courage of his convictions - or not been looking to make a quick buck - we might laud King Rinkitink as the best of his non-Oz fantasies today. As it is, we don't know why he abandoned the book originally, but he chose to revive it as an Oz story by slapping a brand new ending on that functioned as a deus ex machina, reintroducing favorite old characters and dragging everyone to the Emerald City. Effectively, it ruins what has up to that point been a superlative fantasy-adventure novel. I didn't like the book much as a child because there wasn't a lot of Oz in it, but today, I can see it for what it is. I wish I could read Baum's original version because I'm sure that was even better.