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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
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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