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Chapter 15. The Prisoners of the Queen

Chapter 14. Old Mombi Indulges in Witchcraft.

Using this to prep for narrating MLoOZ as part of a full-cast production for The Online Stage.

Chapter 13. A Highly Magnified History

Chapter 12. Mr. H.M. Woggle-Bug, T.E.

Maybe I should put this on pause. The Pumpkinhead is whiny.

Chapter 11. A Nickel-Plated Emperor.

9. The Scarecrow Plans an Escape

I love the saw-horse, he's only just come to life and already he's tired of everybody's shit. Someone asked him if he was alive and he just straight up STAMPED on their foot for an answer. Don't ask stupid fucking questions or get your toes broken.

8. Gen. Jinjur’s Army of Revolt

7. His Majesty the Scarecrow.

Listening to s great audio.

6. Jack Pumpkinhead’s Ride to the Emerald City

Nice to see how characters from Oz are doing.

eu já tô morrendo de fofura/risada de novo afffff

The fact that sis wants to take over Emerald City just because she’s tired of male rulers and wants some jewelry is goals.

5. The Awakening of the Saw-Horse

4. Tip Makes An Experiment in Magic

3. The Flight of the Fugitives

2. The Marvelous Powder of Life

1. Tip Manufactures a Pumpkinhead

i dont actually own this edition but it is in my big bind up and this is the one with the closest page count so alas

While it is all still great fun, I have noticed it's a bit harder to enjoy the individual characters when there are more of them.

I think Mr Baum was really beginning to get into this world. The introduction of the Highly Magnified Woggle Bug (Thoroughly Educated) is a delight. For some it will be despite, and others because of the profuse number of puns to be had.

All the jokes fall flat. not sure if its the narrator or to juvenile. Feel like this put me in a reading slump.

Actually reading the E version through Libby, with a slightly different ISBN. Tip has just met general Jinjur. Feels a bit like a parody of the women's rights movement. We shall see how it pans out.

Well Jack Pumpkinhead and Scarecrow needing an interpreter was absolutely hilarious and everyone should read this book for that chapter.

"The Good Witch who ruled that part of the Land of Oz had forbidden any other Witch to exist in her domnions?"

What? You'd think a good witch would be a little bit less tyrannical about witching and witchery in general. Not that she had too many qualms in the last book about bumping off so-called "wicked witches" I guess. All seems a bit suspect to me, though.

“the only people worthy of consideration in the world are the unusual ones”

Ugh. There's a reason I don't remember much of this book, even though I read it as a kid...