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The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

17 reviews

dblue236's review against another edition

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

3.0

I'm certain I read this book as a kid, but I remembered very little of it. After revisiting it, I think it's pretty easy to see why I didn't have a lot of memory of it. It's not often that I like the movie better than the book, but in this case the film was hands down the better of the two. The book is a fair bit darker than the movie, which made it feel a little less familiar and that was fine, but overall I wasn't that into it and might not have bothered if it hadn't been such a fast read. I definitely should have left this one in my childhood. 
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erinwolf1997's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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beccabookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Much more beheading than the films, but overall very good. The adventures were simply told, but still held a lot of excitement. There were some times I literally laughed out loud. My favorite running joke (whether it was intentional or not) was how characters kept saying goodbye so flippantly as if they hadn’t just been or weren’t currently in life-threatening situations. 

I listened to this in one sitting while I did my hair and I was never bored, nor did I ever zone out (which happens a lot with me and audiobooks if I’m not interested).

Titus Burgess’s narration was fantastic. So much emotion and the characters felt distinct from one another not just because of the different voices he put on for each, but their individual personalities came through in his performance. 
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amelia_rose_20's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

2.0

3/10 | I appreciated the exploration of the themes of bravery, friendship, and the understanding that what one seeks is often found within oneself, but I did not like the way L. Frank Baum went about it. I find Dorothy to embody a mean, uninspiring, insensitive and dismissive heroine whose behaviour contradicts the qualities of heart, brain, and courage that the narrative seems to champion. 

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phoebe_reads91's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

I just really enjoyed reading this. So much fun and so different from the film! A little more violent than I expected, but it's not graphic.
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filipa_maia's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so much fun! The Wizard of OZ is one of those books that, even if you never read it, you know what it is about. Everybody has heard about little Dorothy, the Wizard or the Witches. But reading this books is an experience on its own.

I really liked this story: it's all about friendship and a sense of union... when we work together we make (almost) impossible things, possible.

I feel that this is one of those books that you take different interpretations according to when (in your life) you are reading it.
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meganpbennett's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read this book (and the entire series) multiple times in middle and high school, but haven't read it since. And then I saw that some one was going to serialize it into chapters and I just had to reread it! It was very good, holding up remarkably well for something writing in 1900. 
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itsheyfay's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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hayjay's review against another edition

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adventurous relaxing 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? Yes

3.0

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