A review by davros4
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum
2.0
Not sure if it is due to my having read the first four Oz books in a row, but I was disappointed with this one.
When Dorothy tells her gang that Ozma will save them at 4pm it was just too convenient, especially as it had probably been 4pm a few times during the journey. So either Dorothy only remembered she needed to make the signal once they had reached the dead end in the cave (given that Ozma checks on her at the same time every day, this doesn't seem plausible), or Ozma is just a shit friend, as Dorothy et al were in strife pretty much the whole time in the story.... Do you really need to give a signal for help when you're being attacked by wooden Gargoyles and everyone around you is fighting for their lives?
I did like the introduction to new friends to have an adventure with though, and the lands they travelled through were as imaginative and bizarre as you'd expect. Hoping the next book will be better.
When Dorothy tells her gang that Ozma will save them at 4pm it was just too convenient, especially as it had probably been 4pm a few times during the journey. So either Dorothy only remembered she needed to make the signal once they had reached the dead end in the cave (given that Ozma checks on her at the same time every day, this doesn't seem plausible), or Ozma is just a shit friend, as Dorothy et al were in strife pretty much the whole time in the story.... Do you really need to give a signal for help when you're being attacked by wooden Gargoyles and everyone around you is fighting for their lives?
I did like the introduction to new friends to have an adventure with though, and the lands they travelled through were as imaginative and bizarre as you'd expect. Hoping the next book will be better.