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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)

L. Frank Baum

Start date: December 1, 2019

Finish date: December 31, 2019

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Mar 20, 2013 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-or-paranormal, classics, children-fiction-young-adult, fairy-tales-folklore-legends, books-to-movies

I grew up watching the movie. A movie I've seen countless times and will probably see countless more times. And I loved it.

Now the book. After the theatrical release of Oz The Great and Powerful, I had a desire to read the original classic. Dorothy Gale, a child living in Kansas with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, is taken to the land of Oz in a tornado and her house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East.

If I was 8 or 9 I would surely have given it 5+ stars. But I'm not. As a child's story it is ...more

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Jun 04, 2011 Karen rated it liked it

I have never read the Wizard of Oz, and thought I might read the whole series. I must admit, I liked this so much better than the movie, which I never liked. The Wicked Witch of the West and the Winged monkeys always frightened me. I like that the Witch was not so powerful, and the Winged monkeys were actually fun, loving creatures. I will continue to read the series.

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