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Title: Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill ISBN: 0-688-06632-1 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 24 May, 1989 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best of a great series
Comment: Though I first read this book nearly 50 years ago, it still remains one of the best books I have ever read. Adults may feel that it is a kid's book, and of course it is perfect for kids, but believe me, it can be enjoyed by people of any age. All you need is love of a good story. For many years Ozma was my heroine--I dreamed that I would meet her somehow, somehow be transported like Dorothy to the Land of Oz. Though these dreams faded, I still often think that this book might be the favorite book of my life. Dorothy's new adventures, the rescue expedition from Oz that crosses the Deadly Desert, and the spooky confrontation between good and evil in the caverns of the Nome King. The Oz characters have accompanied me through life. Try them---you will never forget them.
Rating: 5
Summary: The return of Dorothy. Gotta love it!
Comment: After Baum's success with the first book, he penned the sequel "The Marvelous Land of Oz". It was a decent book, but it was missing one important element. Dorothy. He corrects that oversight in this one, and the book (and the rest of the series) is all the better for it. Dorothy makes her second trip to Oz, this time with her chicken Billina (don't worry, Toto would also return in later volumes) and the action is non-stop. If you planned on reading the series and had a tough time getting through book 2, don't stop. They keep getting better and better as Baum develops into a first-rate author. Read them in order and don't stop until you've finished book 14 (and then even dip into the books by other authors, none are as inspired as Baum's, but some of them are pretty good).
And if you've read all the Oz books and are looking for other titles that are just as magical and just as inspired, try the Chronicles of Narnia, King Fortis the Brave or Abarat. All will introduce you to other magical worlds that are every bit as fun to visit as Oz.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best of the Oz Bunch
Comment: If you've only read the first book and were thinking of trying a second, try the third!
I'm sure no one will be popping into the world of Oz without having read "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," but if one were to do so, this makes a better starting point that the somewhat disappointing second in the series.
This third book is, I think, the best of the Oz stories (which have a tendency to give in to an increasingly episodic nature and abandon storyline completely.)
Dorothy has returned to Oz, and ultimate ends up in the underground Kingdom of the Nome King (a marvelous creation), where her task is to discover whom he has transformed into chachkas, or be transformed herself (honestly, that's the plot!)
It's delightfully full of incident, the villain has real (comic) menace, and call me a heretic, but I prefer the elegant Art Nouveau illustrations of John R. Neill to the Denslow art in the first book.
Note: a 3 star ranking from me is actually pretty good; I reserve 4 stars for tremendously good works, and 5 only for the rare few that are or ought to be classic; unfortunately most books published are 2 or less.
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Title: The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman by L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill ISBN: 0688054390 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 August, 1985 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Books of Wonder) by L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill ISBN: 0688098266 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill ISBN: 0688099971 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: The Emerald City of Oz (Books of Wonder) by L. Frank Baum ISBN: 0688115586 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 23 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Books of Wonder) by L. Frank Baum, W. W. Denslow, William Stout ISBN: 0060293233 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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