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A review by ladybouse
The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Finally a return to a proper, more enjoyable Oz novel! This one definitely felt like it was filled with more wisdom than whit, but definitely a joy after the last few books. Not my favorite but it gives me hope I won't be ending the series on a sour note.
Spoilers beyond this point 👉
The best part hands down is Nimmie turning both down because she doesn't want to train a new husband. 🤣
“No,” said Nimmie Amee; “I think I’ll keep the husband I now have. He is now trained to draw the water and carry in the wood and hoe the cabbages and weed the flower-beds and dust the furniture and perform many tasks of a like character. A new husband would have to be scolded — and gently chided — until he learns my ways."
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
"I have escaped so many dangers, during my lifetime, that I am not much afraid of anything that can happen."
"Be contented with your fate, for discontent leads to unhappiness, and unhappiness, in any form, is the greatest evil that can befall you."
"To be just like other persons is small credit to one, while to be unlike others is a mark of distinction."
"All persons are usually judged by the shapes in which they appear to the eyes of others."
"If you think of some dreadful thing, it's liable to happen, but if you don't think of it, and no one else thinks of it, it just can't happen."
"And I am resolved never to speak again without taking time to think carefully on what I am going to say, for I realize that speech without thought is dangerous."
"Thoughts should be restrained in the same way as your oil, and only applied when necessary, and for a good purpose. If used carefully, thoughts are good things to have."
“I never have friends,” she said in a matter-of-fact tone, “because friends get too familiar and always forget to mind their own business."
Spoilers beyond this point 👉
The best part hands down is Nimmie turning both down because she doesn't want to train a new husband. 🤣
“No,” said Nimmie Amee; “I think I’ll keep the husband I now have. He is now trained to draw the water and carry in the wood and hoe the cabbages and weed the flower-beds and dust the furniture and perform many tasks of a like character. A new husband would have to be scolded — and gently chided — until he learns my ways."
Quotable Quotations 🗣 📢
"I have escaped so many dangers, during my lifetime, that I am not much afraid of anything that can happen."
"Be contented with your fate, for discontent leads to unhappiness, and unhappiness, in any form, is the greatest evil that can befall you."
"To be just like other persons is small credit to one, while to be unlike others is a mark of distinction."
"All persons are usually judged by the shapes in which they appear to the eyes of others."
"If you think of some dreadful thing, it's liable to happen, but if you don't think of it, and no one else thinks of it, it just can't happen."
"And I am resolved never to speak again without taking time to think carefully on what I am going to say, for I realize that speech without thought is dangerous."
"Thoughts should be restrained in the same way as your oil, and only applied when necessary, and for a good purpose. If used carefully, thoughts are good things to have."
“I never have friends,” she said in a matter-of-fact tone, “because friends get too familiar and always forget to mind their own business."