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The Tin Woodman of Oz (Oz #12)

by L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill (Illustrator)

3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 · rating details · 2,089 ratings · 52 reviews

Join the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow as they journey across the fantastic magical Land of Oz in search of the Tin Woodman's long-lost sweetheart. In a series of adventures sure to thrill Oz fans both old and new, these beloved friends face such challenges as a selfish giantess and a group of quarrelsome dragons--all to fulfill a promise made long ago to a beautiful Munch...more Join the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow as they journey across the fantastic magical Land of Oz in search of the Tin Woodman's long-lost sweetheart. In a series of adventures sure to thrill Oz fans both old and new, these beloved friends face such challenges as a selfish giantess and a group of quarrelsome dragons--all to fulfill a promise made long ago to a beautiful Munchkin girl.

The Tin Woodman sits on the glittering tin throne of his splendid tin castle, ruling the Winkle Country of the Land of Oz with the help of his best friend, the Scarecrow. All is peaceful and well, but when a young wanderer named Woot asks the Tin Woodman how he came to be made of tin, the emperor recalls his days as a flesh-and-blood woodchopper and his love for Nimmie Amee, a Munchkin girl so fair that the sunsets blushed when they fell upon her.

The three quickly decide to set out on a daring quest to reunite the Tin Woodman with his lost love and ask Nimmie Amee to be Empress of the Winkie Country. During their travels, they battle dragons and loons, a mighty sorceress, and an all-too-hungry beast called the Hippo-gy-raf. Luckily, they are joined in their search by their old friend Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter, and are aided by Dorothy and Princess Ozma--the powerful fairy ruler of the Land of Oz. But just when they think their troubles are over and their quest is complete, they discover a surprise that leaves all of them truly astounded!

This deluxe edition of the rare first edition features all twelve of Oz artist John R. Neill's beautiful color plates, along with his nearly one hundred black-and-white drawings, making this a book sure to be treasured for years to come.In a series of adventures sure to thrill OZ fans both old and new, the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow journey across the magical Land of Oz in search of the Tin Woodman's long-lost sweetheart, a beautiful Munchkin girl. This deluxe edition of the rare first edition features all twelve of Oz artist John R. Neill's beautiful color plates, along with his nearly one hundred black and white drawings, and is a great way to celebrate the upcoming centenary of Oz!(less)

Hardcover, 294 pages

Published May 26th 1999 by Books of Wonder (first published 1918)

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Sep 18, 2007 Collin Bost rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who like talking decapitated heads

Don't get me wrong: the 1939 version of Wizard of Oz is, excepting the flying monkeys, one hundred minutes of unadulterated Technicolor joy. But if you're familiar with Return to Oz, you'll have an idea of how bizarre and playfully bent Oz can become. The key word is playful. In Return to Oz, the weirdness gets a little dark, but in the original books, Baum never forgets to have fun, even when his plots take morbid twists. You should probably start with the first two Oz books, but then I suggest...more

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Jun 03, 2008 Travis rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: oz, classics

We all know the story of how an ordinary woods man came to be made of tin due to the love of a young lady, an evil witch and an cursed ax, but what ever happened to the lady?

When young Woot the wanderer asks that question the TIn man and scarecrow decided to find out.
Along the way they are sidetracked by a snooty giant, a magic spell, a damsel in distress, a new friend and a straw eating dragon.

Lots of great fantasy bits, humor and a very funny ending. One of the best of the Oz books.

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Mar 01, 2012 Shoshana rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: only die-hard Oz fans

Shelves: classics, childrens, fantasy, old-favorite

By far the worst yet.

For one thing, if Woot the Wanderer had really been wandering around Oz, how is it possible that he doesn't know about Dorothy or any Ozian history at all? Come freaking on.

For another thing, what is this kind heart vs. loving heart business? I guarantee you, the Tin Woodman does not ask specifically for a "heart that was both kind and loving" as opposed to one or the other way back in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I know Baum changes the past sometimes to suit his new ideas,...more By far the worst yet.

For one thing, if Woot the Wanderer had really been wandering around Oz, how is it possible that he doesn't know about Dorothy or any Ozian history at all? Come freaking on.

For another thing, what is this kind heart vs. loving heart business? I guarantee you, the Tin Woodman does not ask specifically for a "heart that was both kind and loving" as opposed to one or the other way back in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I know Baum changes the past sometimes to suit his new ideas, but this one is egregious - does he really think we don't remember the details of his most popular story?

For a third thing, what is this crap about "the people of Oz have but one law to obey, which is: Behave Yourself"? We know perfectly well - and it is even mentioned later in THIS VERY BOOK - that they have other laws. Ojo got arrested for breaking one not that many books ago! Ozians are not allowed to pick six-leaf clovers. They are also not allowed to practice magic unless they are Glinda or the Wizard (or practice innocuous magic that Ozma overlooks). Those are specific laws that Ozma made! Also they are not allowed to murder - as we know from Eureka's trial back in Dorothy and the Wizard - although I'm willing to buy that that's just an extension of "behave yourself."

And that's just the continuity problems (which I usually don't mind so much). Then there's the whole problem of the premise, which is that the Tin Woodman sets out to marry Nimmie Amee 100% assuming that she has waited for him - in tears, no less! - for goodness knows how many years, and that she will be eager to marry him immediately EVEN THOUGH HE NO LONGER LOVES HER AND SEES MARRYING HER ONLY AS A DUTY. AGHHHH. I mean, I am aware that Nimmie Amee clears up these assumptions at the end of the book, so Baum gets it, but the fact that the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow totally believe that she'll be thrilled to marry him makes them look (to me, at least) like presumptuous, vain (although we already knew this, but in previous books it's more endearing), and completely lacking in any empathy or thoughtfulness. And I have to spend the whole book with them! And then there's that Baum-style superficial retro-sexism moment (the Tin Woodman says it, but Baum gives no evidence that he doesn't condone it): "I am sure [presents of a tin dress and jewelry] will delight Nimmie Amee, for all girls are fond of finery." Rrrgh.

The Loons are somewhat entertaining... but then that leads me to the other major problem with this book, which is that it's episodic in the worst way. Now, Baum is episodic generally, but normally it doesn't bother me, because every episode is so good and also there's a certain continuity regardless. But this book really does just have a series of not-particularly-interesting, unrelated episodes (with characters I've come to dislike, as I mentioned - except for Polychrome, who is always great!) that distract from the overall plot arc (which of course I'm mad about anyway) - the Loons have no effect on their episode with Mrs. Yoop and their time as transformed animals (which sort of forms a sub-plot but not really, and anyway they're just rescued from it by Ozma, as usual), and neither of which have any relation to their episode with the tiger or whatever it is.

I do like the reference to the Scarecrow and Patchwork Girl having crushes on each other, which I think is cute. I was glad to learn a little more ancient Ozian history - the bit about Queen Lurline turning it into a fairyland and then no one every dying or growing old. I think the putting together of Chopfyt is hilariously gruesome and reminiscent of Frankenstein. I also like that Woot is a wanderer "by profession."

But that's all I like about this book >:(. So there. The Magic of Oz (up next) better live up to my memories!(less)

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Feb 08, 2010 Drew Jameson rated it 3 of 5 stars

In the original book of the Wizard of Oz it's explained that the tin woodman was once a normal woodman who fell in love with a girl named Nimee Amee who worked for the wicked witch of the west. To stop him from stealing her servant, the witch enchanted his axe so that, every time he used it, it would cut off one of his limbs. When he accidentally cut off his arm, he had a tinsmith replace it with a tin arm. This continued until he cut off every part of his body, including his head, and had it re...more

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May 13, 2013 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: juvenile

So, if you've seen my other Oz series reviews you already know that I don't mince words, and this review won't be any different. This installment in the Oz series picks up a pretty significant dropped thread from earlier in the saga: Nick Chopper, a.k.a. the Tin Woodsman, jilted a Munchkin girl. Yes, it's true. Allegedly he jilted her because of his enchantment-induced heartlessness. The trouble with this is that as readers, we're all entirely aware of the little bit of dramatic irony that the b...more So, if you've seen my other Oz series reviews you already know that I don't mince words, and this review won't be any different. This installment in the Oz series picks up a pretty significant dropped thread from earlier in the saga: Nick Chopper, a.k.a. the Tin Woodsman, jilted a Munchkin girl. Yes, it's true. Allegedly he jilted her because of his enchantment-induced heartlessness. The trouble with this is that as readers, we're all entirely aware of the little bit of dramatic irony that the big three (Nick Chopper, Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion) always had everything they thought they were seeking. So really, the best excuse you could give for him is that he left her because he was self-deluded. And sadly, even if you brush that aside, that still doesn't change the fact that after he was "cured" and believed himself to be cured, he didn't bother to attempt to reconnect. Not even because he assumed she had to have moved on by now, or didn't know if she was still around, which might be sort of understandable. Because it *never occurred* to him to even think about her. It's a weird little branch of backstory--and (I assume) this loose end clearly nagged at some fans enough to inquire about it, so this book is Baum addressing it by sending the Tin Woodsman off to track down his old sweetheart and make amends by carrying through on his original plan to marry her.

The Tin Woodsman is mostly a very lovable character, so I want to give him the benefit of the doubt, but this book opens in such a way that it does no favors to his rep. For one, he basically gets shamed into the journey to begin with. Also, he makes it brutally, brutally clear at many junctures that the mission is purely out of duty and not motivated by romance or (oddly for him) emotion. Apparently his wizard-brand heart is made for like and not for love, or some little loophole of an explanation that doesn't feel very satisfying. Nick's compassion is referenced on many occasions, yet he really doesn't seem to show very much at all for his old sweetheart and is primarily motivated by his intention to keep his word. It's an oddly cold (though I suppose belatedly honorable) way for him to act and so the book feels pretty consistently out of step somehow. And this is all before the unsettling bit of doppelganger theater that takes place later in the book.

As Oz quests go, it's pretty weak. Nick Chopper himself seems reluctant about pretty much from the beginning, and the characters don't really stick with you too much. Altogether pretty middle-of-the-road.(less)

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Feb 05, 2013 Clea rated it 3 of 5 stars

To begin with make that three and a half stars rather than three

The thing is that I've been going over the whole series of Oz books for a while now, and up to this point this one is by far my favorite. Somehow it is more 'adult' than the books that have come before (though it is nowhere near an adult book), the problem is that the book is one of the last ones in the original series, that in the previous books a number of characters have been added, and that the author assumes a level of familiar...more

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Dec 02, 2011 Danns rated it 4 of 5 stars

A new character, Woot the Wanderer is introduced, and he presents himself to the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow. While in conversation he poses a query to the Tin Man: "Why did he never go back to his true love Nimmie Amee? Surely she must miss him!" That sparks the adventure back to the Munchkin country to reunite the Tin Woodman with his true love, even though his heart is not in it. If she will have his hand in marriage he will make her the Empress of the Winkies.

There are some interesting twi...more

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May 07, 2009 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Dec 09, 2012 Ryan rated it 2 of 5 stars

New character - kind of a young Shaggy Man, but named Woot and not from the US - is introduced, and basically guilts the Tin Woodman into searching for his former sweetheart,Nimmee, and marrying her (though his heart will not let him love her, being only kind and not loving) as promised. The group - Tin man, Scarcrow and Woot - run into some difficulties after breaking into a castle (they claim they didn't know anyone was home), but they do rescue the Rainbow's daughter, Polychrome. Tin Woodman...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Mar 02, 2009 Meredith marked it as to-read

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Tin Woodman insists that he wants the Wizard of Oz to give him a heart, so he can marry his munchkin sweetheart whom he could no longer love after he had completed his transformation to a man made of tin. But when he receives his heart at the very end of the story, he has apparently forgotten all about her and decides to go rule over Winkie Country instead.
That really bothered me, but in this book, the Tin Woodman is supposed to finally go looking for her.

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Jun 09, 2012 Shani rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

I genuinely like this one, maybe because there are so few good little girls in it. Woot comes by the castle of the Tin Woodman and happens to ask why he never went back and married that Munchkin girl.

She turns out to be a shrew, and he ends up a bachelor. On the way, genuinely amusing hijinks ensure.

While I've pretty well determined that I detest later-books Dorothy, and Betsy Bobbin, and am indifferent to Trot, I think Polychrome is the best 'girl' in the series. She seems to have more sense...more

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Apr 21, 2011 Cortney rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-alouds, for-calvin

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Nov 08, 2011 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, juvenile, read-aloud-to-boys

Another installment in the Oz series. I liked getting more back story on dear Nick Chopper, though I still haven't really figured out the timeline of events between the two dismemberments, courtships, intended weddings, rustings, and the witch's death. And I don't really get Nimmie Amee. Two tin men promise to marry her, don't show up on time, and she doesn't think to scour the forest for their rusted selves? It's not that big a forest, after all. Anyway, as is often the case, the sweethearts of...more

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May 25, 2011 Krys rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, fantasy, classic, short-length-book, third-person-narrative, witches-wizards-magic-themed, fairy-tale-themed, read-in-2011, intermediate-middle-grade, series

Years ago I read the L. Frank Baum Oz books. I jumped around a lot, reading the initial 10, and a few of the Ruth Plumly Thompson ones as well. I somehow never got around to reading the last three of Baum's, a mistake I am hereby rectifying. The 12th book in the series, The Tin Woodman of Oz, is a great, refreshing treat.... Albeit a warped and twisted one, but only in the height of Oz-ian fashion.

Nick Chopper, The Tin Woodman, is reigning in the West country of the Winkies. He grows nostalgic o...more

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Jan 24, 2010 Jason Pettus rated it 3 of 5 stars

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally. This review covers all 14 of the Baum Oz books, which is why it's found on all 14 book pages here.)

I think it's fairly safe by now to assume that nearly everyone in Western society is familiar with The Wizard of Oz, most of us because of the classic 1939 movie adaptation; and many realize as well tha...more (Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally. This review covers all 14 of the Baum Oz books, which is why it's found on all 14 book pages here.)

I think it's fairly safe by now to assume that nearly everyone in Western society is familiar with The Wizard of Oz, most of us because of the classic 1939 movie adaptation; and many realize as well that author L. Frank Baum ended up penning a whole series of sequels, because of the original book's astounding success back at the turn of the 20th century when it was first published -- 13 sequels altogether, before his death in 1919, which after the movie's success twenty years later became a literal merchandising empire, spawning hundreds more official sequels by various authors and hundreds more unofficial ones once the characters moved into the public domain. And like many others, I've always been interested in what these 14 "canonical" Oz books have to say; and that's why I decided this winter to sit down and read them all in a row for the first time, easy to do because of them being available for free at both Project Gutenberg and the email subscription service DailyLit (which is how I myself read them, and in fact is how I read many of the older books you see reviewed here; I'm a big fan of theirs, and highly recommend them).

But of course, to even approach these books with the right mindset, it's important to understand that like so many other one-hit-wonders, Baum was not only eluded by success in most of his other endeavors but was an active failure at them -- in the 1870s, for example, he unsuccessfully tried his hand at breeding fancy poultry (a national fad at the time), then in the 1880s opened his own theatre and became one of the first-ever Americans to produce modern-style stage musicals, apparently a little too ahead of its time, then in the 1890s moved to the Dakota Territory and opened a dry-goods store that eventually failed, as well as starting a newspaper that folded too. So it was sort of a case of random lightning in a bottle when he decided in the late 1890s to try his hand at children's literature, and ended up with his very first title being the most popular kid's book in America for two years straight, and no surprise that Baum then spent the rest of his life desperately trying to figure out how to bottle that lightning again. Because now that I've read it myself, I can confirm that the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz is astonishingly great, a sort of miraculous combination of traits that makes for an almost perfect children's story; and although most of it follows the same storyline seen in the '39 movie, there are also significant differences, making it worth your while to sit and read the book version if you have the interest. (And by the way, for some really interesting reading, check out the academic analysis that was done of this book in the 1960s, arguing that most of its details symbolically correspond almost exactly to various political and economic issues of the late 1800s, including the yellow brick road representing the much-discussed gold standard of that age, the scarecrow representing the then-hot Populist Party, Toto representing the teetotaler [prohibitionist:] movement, and a lot more.)

But of course, there are a couple of details about this book that have been forgotten over the decades too, which also help explain its record-shattering success -- it was an unusually lavish book for its time, for example, with two-toned illustrations on every page and several full-color plates, and let's also not forget that Baum himself mounted a Broadway-style musical of Oz just two years after the book was published, a huge hit which toured nationally for a decade and that was even more insanely popular than the book itself (including making national stars out of vaudeville performers Fred Stone and David Montgomery, playing the Scarecrow and Tin Man; the stage production left out the Cowardly Lion altogether, which is why he is also barely seen in any of the 13 canonical sequels). And so that's why when Baum attempted starting up other fantasy series in the wake of Oz's success, hoping to turn all of them into lucrative franchises like the original, the audience mostly responded with yawns; and that's why Baum eventually went back to writing more and more Oz books as the 20th century continued, because by now the strength of the brand far outweighed the relative writing skills of Baum when it came to any particular volume.

That's why, at least to adults, it's perhaps actually the introductions to each book that are the most fascinating thing about them; because to be frank, most of the books follow a pretty familiar formula, with a danger-filled quest involving various kooky characters that is usually finished about two-thirds of the way through, followed by a massive parade or party that lets Baum trot out the growing number of main characters added to this universe with each title. (And by the way, prepare yourself for Baum's unending love of the deus-ex-machina plot device; over half the books end along the lines of, "And then our heroes took possession of a super-duper magical device, which they waved in the air and all their troubles went away.") In fact, for those who don't know, that's why the official map of Oz and its surrounding lands eventually grew so large, because Baum still hadn't given up on his dream of having a whole series of kid-lit cash cows out there generating revenue for him, and so would use many of these Oz sequels to introduce entirely new casts of characters who live in entirely new lands, "just over the mountains" or "just past the desert" of Oz itself. By the end of the original 14 books, in fact, Baum had built up a virtual aristocracy of licensable characters, all of whom would have to be dragged out for a cameo at some point in each book to remind the audience of their existence -- not just the cast of the original book and '39 movie but also various other princesses like Ozma and Betsy Bobbin, boy characters like Ojo the Unlucky and Button Bright, adults who help them like the Shaggy Man, Cap'n Bill and Ugu the Shoemaker, and of course a whole litany of quirky fantastical sidekicks, including but not limited to Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Great Jinjin, Billina the Angry Hen, Scraps the Patchwork Girl, and Polychrome the Rainbow Fairy. Whew! And so did the Great Oz Merchandising Experiment keep limping along for two decades, with each sequel selling less and less and getting lazier and lazier (for example, the tenth book in the series, 1916's Rinkitink in Oz, was actually a non-Oz book written a decade previous, published almost unchanged except for a hasty final chapter full of Oz regulars slapped onto the end); and thus did Baum's bad luck in business come back with a vengeance as well, with three more Broadway productions that were all flops, and even the establishment of a film production company in 1914 that eventually went bankrupt.

You can see the progression of all this reflected in Baum's first-person introductions to each book, which like I said is why they might be the most fascinating parts of all for adult readers -- how in the first sequel, for example, he expresses legitimately gleeful surprise and joy at how passionate his fans were, and how thousands of children had literally written to him out of the blue demanding more Oz stories, while with each subsequent sequel his tone becomes more and more snarky, ala "Well, dear and wonderful children, you've yet again demanded another Oz book like the sheep you are, so here it is, you screeching little monsters." In fact, in book six of the series, 1910's The Emerald City of Oz, Baum flat-out states that it's going to be the very last Oz book, and it's no coincidence that many fans actually consider this one to be the best of the original fourteen, because of Baum's extra attention to and enthusiasm for this particular storyline, thinking as he erroneously did that it would be the grand finale of the entire Oz universe; but after his later financial failures forced him back into the Oz business again, the gloves finally come off in his introductions, with most of the rest sounding to today's ears something like, "Well, okay, here again is the sugary teat you all apparently can't get enough of suckling, you infuriating little animals, so open wide and take your medicine." Now, of course, you shouldn't feel too bad for Baum; by the last years of his life, his combined books and plays were generating for him in today's terms roughly a quarter-million dollars a year just in personal royalties.

So all in all, an experience I'm glad I had, reading all fourteen original Oz books in a row, but not something I'd recommend to others; instead, maybe better just to read the first, then skip to the sixth, then skip straight to the 14th, 1920's Glinda of Oz, because of its unusual darkness (probably caused, many scholars agree, by Baum knowing that he was near death). As with many authors I've looked at here at CCLaP, history seems to have correctly adjusted itself in Baum's case, with most of his books now rightfully falling into the obscurity they deserve, even while his one true masterpiece is still rightfully recognized as such. (less)

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Apr 17, 2013 Jeremy rated it 4 of 5 stars

As the 12th book in the series, this is my second most favorite. It follows the story if the Tin Woodman, and followed up his story before he rusted and was freed by Dorothy. I little gruesome when he converses with his flesh head, it still made for a good story that I enjoyed quite well. He finds he has a brother of sorts, and a half-brother (pun intended), and his beloved fiancée having found happiness. Some of the adventures felt forced, but other than that it was a good story.

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Feb 18, 2012 Renae rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, ebook

I waffled on this one. The whole bit with the Tin Woodsman talking to his own head and the guy putting together a Frankenstein-esque creation from discarded body parts? That was a little odd.

I found the "I don't love her, but I ought to marry her to reward her steadfastness even though nothing guarantees she even gives a crap about me anymore" to be patronizing and I really disliked that angle on the story.

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Oct 08, 2012 Spenser rated it 5 of 5 stars

Finally finishing off a story that started in book one the Tin Woodman of Oz is about his quest to marry the girl he fell in love with when he was human.
Along the way he meets the Tin Soldier who has the exact same origin story and a man made of both characters old fleshy parts.
The only book that's closest to a romance and it has some disturbing scenes, but I loved it.

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Mar 26, 2012 Will Waller rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, series

This book might be a one, but honestly I want to give it a little more than just that. Maybe it's because I'm getting close to FINALLY being done with the Oz books, or because this story didn't have a happy ending (that never happens in this series) or maybe just my immense generosity. Whatever it is, I want to give this book two. Sue me.

Set completely in Oz, Tin Woodman tells the romance of Nick Chopper. He meets a twin. He meets another wanderer. They go on an adventure. The creativity of Baum...more

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Jan 28, 2013 Elderberrywine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: library

So what ever happened to that Munchkin maiden the Tin Woodsman was set to marry before that fateful day he rusted in the forest? This volume will let you know, along with the unexpected appearance of the Woodsman's doppelganger.

All's well that ends well, you know.

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Nov 12, 2011 Maggie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I can get the Baum books for free on the iTouch Karen gave to me, so it's great to read on the bus. This was a fun story of the Tin Woodman looking for a lost love and his adventures in getting there. I may have to start collecting these books also, such a fun read.

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Sep 23, 2011 Nicolas rated it 4 of 5 stars

Baum is so weird. This was a fun entry in the series, and while it had familiar elements (the gang setting off on a journey and encountering wacky species)the overall plot was pretty unique. It detailed the Tin Woodman's past and his desire to reconnect with the girl he loved when he was human. It definitely had some weird moments though, including the witch chopping his human form to tiny pieces and the tin-smith gluing together body parts to make a new man. I do always appreciate how the main...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Micki James added it

My favorite Oz book by L. Frank Baum (sorry, the Wizard is further down at number 6 or 7). I think ever since reading this book I have fervently believed in or hoped in magic.

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May 19, 2011 Christi rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm pretty sure all of the Oz books rock. I love that they are short, so they are very quickly read, but still so very entertaining!

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Apr 24, 2012 Avalon rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Wizard of Oz #12. If I were a Tin Woodman it would be fun to meet another just like me.

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Sep 24, 2011 Hpboy13 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics-worth-reading, loved-kids-books

We finally get some resolution for the Tin Woodman's backstory!

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Apr 23, 2013 George rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mike love this again. Too many times he sat up in bed and started asking questions and discussing plot threads. I was supposed to be reading him to sleep! =)

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May 22, 2011 Deviant Geek rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, audio-book, children, classics, magic

another AMAZING oz story! i loved all those tiny twists and turns! a fav!

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Feb 09, 2009 Wils Cain rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Tin Woodman on his journey to find his love from when he was a man (before being remade of tin). Many adventures along the way with Scarecrow and Pollychrome - and more evil spells!

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Lyman Frank Baum was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, better known today as simply The Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a plethora of other works (55 novels in total, 82 short stor...more

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