A review by ashleylm
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
5.0
My favourite of the Oz books. Of course, the first one is a rightful classic ... the second has two many philosophical discussions between characters, boring the bejeezus out of any red-blooded child. But this third book, hoowee! First of all, Dorothy's back, and we'd missed her. Her adventures are also less picaresque than in the prior books ... there's a central plot line established fairly early on, and most incidents contribute to it. The villain is dastardly and fun (and the secondary villain terribly interesting herself), and all our old friends are back, and really, what's not to love?
P.S. Read this so many times it would be impossible to enumerate, so the read date is approximately when I first read it.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
P.S. Read this so many times it would be impossible to enumerate, so the read date is approximately when I first read it.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!