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paperrhino's review
4.0
Once again, Baum produced an excellent child's novel. I believe one can see the maturation of Baum as a writer as one progresses though the Oz books because this book had a much better story arc than most of his previous works. However, his love of deus ex machina to solve the story's main conflicts at the end still remains a sore point for me.
Rinkitink in Oz almost has nothing to do with Oz whatsoever for the vast majority of the book. Instead it takes place on islands in the ocean that surrounds the countries that border on the deathly desert that surrounds Oz. When characters from Oz do show up in the story it feels hastily thrown in. Personally I think the story would have been better if Oz didn't play a role at all.
If you enjoyed the Oz books thus far, you will likely enjoy this one. The pace of the story is good and there is plenty of action to keep the attention.
Rinkitink in Oz almost has nothing to do with Oz whatsoever for the vast majority of the book. Instead it takes place on islands in the ocean that surrounds the countries that border on the deathly desert that surrounds Oz. When characters from Oz do show up in the story it feels hastily thrown in. Personally I think the story would have been better if Oz didn't play a role at all.
If you enjoyed the Oz books thus far, you will likely enjoy this one. The pace of the story is good and there is plenty of action to keep the attention.
jmbz38's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
Actually a pretty good story until you get to the throw-it-on-the-end connect-it-to-oz crap. It was written fairly well and didn't really have the feel of the other Oz books. It wasn't a travelogue and to a good degree I liked the characters. And the power of the pearls felt original.
chandranolynne's review
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
This novel feels like L. Frank Baum decided he was going to suffice the kiddos by writing an Oz book without actually writing an Oz book, which I thought was genius. Oz is a pretty large world already, and in this book we actually spend 90% of our time in a land (or lands) just outside of the borders of Oz before finally jaunting over to Oz at the end just to remind the readers that, yes, this actually is still an Oz book. You can notice throughout this series that sometimes Baum's heart isn't totally in it, like he would rather be writing something else, something new. Yet because of the constant requests for more Oz books, he instead introduces these new worlds and characters and ideas of his and just adds these to land of Oz to keep his fans happy, and I think that's pretty cool. Also, Rinkitink and Bilbil are totally up there on my favorite characters list now!
sergei_ter_tumasov's review
2.0
Не знаю почему, но не смог поставить этой книге "единицу". Наверное, потому, что здесь хоть чуть-чуть было приключений и маленькая капелька неожиданных поворотов, а в остальном - [a:L. Frank Baum|3242|L. Frank Baum|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1383720421p2/3242.jpg] так и не смог стать детским писателем, но также и писать книги не перестал (к сожалению!).
P.S. Мальчик в девочку, к счастью, не превратился, а вот злобный козел оказался в итоге прекрасным принцем (оказывается, бывает и такое!)
P.S. Мальчик в девочку, к счастью, не превратился, а вот злобный козел оказался в итоге прекрасным принцем (оказывается, бывает и такое!)
naomisbookshelf's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0