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alyshadeshae's review against another edition
2.0
I just... I'm kind of just running out the clock on the original books in the series now. They're not fun or magical or whimsical or even entertaining anymore. I'm strictly finishing them to know that I've finished them.
Kids will probably still be entertained, but it's just not good. It's like Baum ran out of ideas and started trying to patch old plot holes or something with this one.
Kids will probably still be entertained, but it's just not good. It's like Baum ran out of ideas and started trying to patch old plot holes or something with this one.
acoffia's review
adventurous
dark
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
I cannot do a review of this as I haven't been able to get into the story because my attention wasn't quite on it even though I listened from beginning to end.
This will need a reread.
Moving on to book 13.
This will need a reread.
Moving on to book 13.
saroz162's review
5.0
This is my personal favorite Oz book. It's markedly more existential than any other book in the series, quite bizarre in places, and it focuses on my three favorite characters: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and Polychrome. There are at least two or three Baum Oz books that are objectively "better," in terms of their well-roundedness or their universal appeal, but I think this is still a very high-level volume (and it has some of Neill's very best art, too). Those who can appreciate it are absolutely right to do so.
cophoff's review
5.0
I love all the Oz books, so loving this one wasn't a surprise. But this is a deeper, darker Oz than the earlier books. The reader is reminded of the Tin Woodman's somewhat gruesome past, and also meets his severed head, on the tinsmith's shelf, and many of his former body parts, now glued back together, to create a different being. And, if these anomolies are not enough, there is definitely a thinly veiled question here about the makeup of a soul, and the value of a body. Which, after all, is the real Tin Woodman, Nick Chopper? Is it the head with the brain, the body with the heart, or the new tin creation with the memories (or is it the soul?), the creature we have all become accustomed to? There is really a lot of symbolism and imagery in all of Baum's work, much of it being politically motivated by the situations of the early 20th century, but this is perhaps the most striking, and the most demanding, of them all.
paperrhino's review
3.0
With the last couple of books Baum has come into his own when it comes to story, plot development, and character. Gone are the deus ex machinae and abrupt endings. The only real complaint I have is that as the series progresses and the rules and land of Oz matures there are a number of inconsistencies with previous books in the series. However, when looked at on its own, The Tin Woodman of Oz is a solid book of children's fantasy and I recommend it to anyone who like this genre.
jmbz38's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25