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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)

L. Frank Baum

Start date: May 1, 2021

Finish date: May 31, 2021

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Mar 10, 2012 Tiffany rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, classics, children

"There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home." SHE DOES NOT SAY THIS IN THE BOOK! The trauma is real. She says, "Take me home to Aunt Em" which is sweet but such a letdown. This book is 118 years old and stands the test of time. The themes of love, loyalty, and bravery resonate across the years. It is said that Baum was influenced by Lewis Carroll but found the plot of Alice in Wonderland incoherent. You can see the influence in this work. The most traumati ...more

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Aug 20, 2013 Wysteria rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, read-2013, kindle, audiobooks

Listened to the audible version with Anne Hathaway. She annoyed me at first but her voices weren't so bad once I got used to them. I had forgotten how much of this story didn't make it into the movie.

I also own the annotated version and one on kindle. Children's books are apparently my thing. ...more

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Dec 16, 2017 Bridget rated it really liked it

I can't believe I'm admitting this, but the movie is better! The live musical is phenomenal! But the original story is pretty good, too. I bought the collection, so eventually I'll be reading the next 4 in the series. I hope they're good! ...more

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