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By Kerri , the sane one · 112 posts · 374 views
By Kerri , the sane one · 112 posts · 374 views
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This is such a sweet story, and definitely deserves a place on every child's bookshelf. There is so much more here (as usual) than Hollywood would lead you to expect with their adaptations. Mr. Baum shows throughout his tale how what each of the additional characters believes they are lacking - brains, heart, courage - is so evident in their actions even though they cannot seem to see it.
In addition to having a lovely moral, there are so many intriguing places and characters that Dorothy and he ...more
In addition to having a lovely moral, there are so many intriguing places and characters that Dorothy and he ...more
I have of course seen the film not that many times actually as not that keen must admit find it bit long winded although u have to imagine the excitement when and the film comes out and is multicoloured really showing off the wonderof oz .
I must admit i enjoyed the book more than the film and a think the actual message of the story is somewHat lost , well the obvious one is home is always best even if it is a dump as is YOUR HOME !! The clear cut message we often do not we are made of til we ar ...more
I must admit i enjoyed the book more than the film and a think the actual message of the story is somewHat lost , well the obvious one is home is always best even if it is a dump as is YOUR HOME !! The clear cut message we often do not we are made of til we ar ...more
L. Frank Baum's Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a political allegory disguised as a children's novel. The whole thing is about the "free silver" platform popular in the nineteenth century. The shoes Dorothy gets from the Wicked Witch of the East are not ruby slippers in the book. They are silver.
Dorothy follows the yellow brick rode, aka the gold standard, to find her way to the wizard that will hopefully get her home (to economic prosperity). Along the way she meets the scarecrow (the American farme ...more
Dorothy follows the yellow brick rode, aka the gold standard, to find her way to the wizard that will hopefully get her home (to economic prosperity). Along the way she meets the scarecrow (the American farme ...more
I really really loved the first half of this book, and found it in many ways superior to the movie that I've known and loved since childhood.
Once the story veered into the unknown however, I found that it dragged, and was almost boring.
Anne Hathaway's narration was sensational, she actually gave me goosebumps in places. Highly recommended. ...more
Once the story veered into the unknown however, I found that it dragged, and was almost boring.
Anne Hathaway's narration was sensational, she actually gave me goosebumps in places. Highly recommended. ...more
Growing up, I saw the Wizard of Oz on television every year as it ushered in each Easter season. I've always meant to read the book. There are so many details not included in the movie, or scenes that were refashioned for a movie-going audience. The ruby slippers were in fact silver. They all visited a land of china figurines (supposedly this detail will be revived for the upcoming new film, "Oz, The Great and Powerful."
The poppies were not conjured up by the wicked witch, and the fearsome monke ...more
The poppies were not conjured up by the wicked witch, and the fearsome monke ...more
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