dannycakez8808's review against another edition
4.0
My first time reading this and I loved it. Very different than the movie we have all grown up with and that I personally love. Who knew the shoes were actually silver?!
the_red_one's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
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? Yes
4.0
electrozombie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
natcommon's review against another edition
5.0
Most enjoyable and added more to the classic story that the movie could not put it. Would read again.
sunday91's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
yoav's review against another edition
5.0
קלאסיקות ילדים, במעט עמודים נברא עולם עשיר ויפהפה. לראשונה שילבתי את הקריאה עם אדיובוק ונהניתי למדי
jbmorgan86's review against another edition
3.0
This summer, my rising 8th grade honors students will be reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. As I have not read it myself, I sat down on this summer day and read it in one sitting.
Baum claims that he wanted to create a new fairytale that lacked "all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point to a fearsome moral," as the Brothers Grimm had. This is quite ironic since there is a story about the Woodman chopping off each of his limbs and his head while under a spell! The same Woodman also slays 40 wolves with his axe. The Lion kills a giant spider monster in grim detail: "with one blow of his heavy paw, all armed with sharped claws, he knocked the spider's head from its body. Jumping down, he watched until the long legs stopped wriggling, when he knew it was quite dead."
After seeing the film dozens of times, it's interesting to note the many differences (spoilers ahead):
- Dorothy is not knocked unconscious during a twister. Oz is not all just a dream. The twister literally carries her away to Oz.
- The slippers are silver, not ruby
- The Good Witch of the North only makes a brief appearance and she gives Dorothy a seal of protection (a kiss on the forehead)
- The film blends the Good Witch of the North and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South
- The Munchkin named Boq is omitted from the movie
- Both the Tin Man and Scarecrow have back stories in the book
- A story about the lion jumping a ravine is omitted from the movie
- The Kalidahs (creatures with bodies of bears and heads of tigers) are omitted in the movie
- A story about crossing a river is omitted from the movie
- In the novel, Emerald City isn't actually green. Oz forces the citizens to wear green-tinted glasses
- After visiting the Wizard of Oz, he sends the troupe on a mission to kill the Wicked Witch of the West
- The Wicked Witch of the West is relegated to only a few pages
- Dorothy is imprisoned by the WWW
- The WWW commands the flying monkeys with a golden cap (which she can only do 3 times)
- Dorothy gets control of the flying monkeys
- Oz gives different gifts
- Everything from this point on in the novel is different from the movie: Scarecrow is made king in the Emerald City, the wicked trees occur here rather than on the way to the Emerald City, the crew visits a land made of fine china, "hammerheads" try to stop the crew, the lion kills a giant spider creature and is made King, Glinda (Good Witch of the South) makes the Tin Man King of the Winkies, and Glinda tells Dorothy how to get home . . .
Just click the heels of your SILVER slippers and say "TAKE ME HOME TO AUNT EM! TAKE ME HOME TO AUNT EM! TAKE ME HOME TO AUNT EM!"
Baum claims that he wanted to create a new fairytale that lacked "all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point to a fearsome moral," as the Brothers Grimm had. This is quite ironic since there is a story about the Woodman chopping off each of his limbs and his head while under a spell! The same Woodman also slays 40 wolves with his axe. The Lion kills a giant spider monster in grim detail: "with one blow of his heavy paw, all armed with sharped claws, he knocked the spider's head from its body. Jumping down, he watched until the long legs stopped wriggling, when he knew it was quite dead."
After seeing the film dozens of times, it's interesting to note the many differences (spoilers ahead):
- Dorothy is not knocked unconscious during a twister. Oz is not all just a dream. The twister literally carries her away to Oz.
- The slippers are silver, not ruby
- The Good Witch of the North only makes a brief appearance and she gives Dorothy a seal of protection (a kiss on the forehead)
- The film blends the Good Witch of the North and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South
- The Munchkin named Boq is omitted from the movie
- Both the Tin Man and Scarecrow have back stories in the book
- A story about the lion jumping a ravine is omitted from the movie
- The Kalidahs (creatures with bodies of bears and heads of tigers) are omitted in the movie
- A story about crossing a river is omitted from the movie
- In the novel, Emerald City isn't actually green. Oz forces the citizens to wear green-tinted glasses
- After visiting the Wizard of Oz, he sends the troupe on a mission to kill the Wicked Witch of the West
- The Wicked Witch of the West is relegated to only a few pages
- Dorothy is imprisoned by the WWW
- The WWW commands the flying monkeys with a golden cap (which she can only do 3 times)
- Dorothy gets control of the flying monkeys
- Oz gives different gifts
- Everything from this point on in the novel is different from the movie: Scarecrow is made king in the Emerald City, the wicked trees occur here rather than on the way to the Emerald City, the crew visits a land made of fine china, "hammerheads" try to stop the crew, the lion kills a giant spider creature and is made King, Glinda (Good Witch of the South) makes the Tin Man King of the Winkies, and Glinda tells Dorothy how to get home . . .
Just click the heels of your SILVER slippers and say "TAKE ME HOME TO AUNT EM! TAKE ME HOME TO AUNT EM! TAKE ME HOME TO AUNT EM!"
ilariasbizzera's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0