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My seven-year-old son and I read this together, and both of us thought it was weird but fun. It is very different from the movie, and I am quite surprised that someone like Tim Burton hasn't gotten a hold of it and given it a more accurate adaptation. Of course the biggest difference that everyone knows about by now is the fact that the slippers given to Dorothy were silver instead of ruby. Dorothy has a much bigger adventure on the written page than the silver screen. So many different beings t
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Anne Hathaway's narration is lovely. A classic tale that, if you've only watched the movie, is full of surprises.
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This is the first time I have read this childhood classic since my sisters and I were kids. It was interesting to see how the movie differed from the book, and while I well-remembered some events, there were others I had quite forgotten. I look forward to passing this on to my youngest niece!
I suspect I would have loved this if I'd read it before I saw the movie. As it was, there were no surprises.
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It's not your happy go-lucky singing and skipping down the yellow brick road Dorothy.
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