The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank BaumMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Marvelous Land of Oz is the second installment in L. Frank Baum's Oz series. It follows the continuing adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tinman and a few new friends, Tip and Jack Pumpkinhead as they travel through Oz and try to retake the Emerald City after it has been overrun by a troop of girls.
The sequel has the same wonderful language and colorful, imaginative characters that appear in The Wizard of Oz, with a dash of political intrigue, though done in a lighthearted, fun way.
The Marvelous Land of Oz is weirder than The Wizard of Oz. There's living furniture that wants to be dead, weirdly anti-feminist (or maybe pro, it's too weird to tell) army of girls that want to make the men do housework, gender switching and more. It's really an imaginative book, but maybe lacks the coherence of its predecessor and some of the later books in the series.
Bottom Line: The Marvelous Land of OZ is just too trippy to miss out on.
The Marvelous Land of Oz can be found at Project Gutenberg HERE
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I'm so glad someone has rediscovered these wonderful books!!!
ReplyDeleteFew know that Baum wrote 16 books and other authors added over 20 more.
Baum's wrting style was simple but exceedingly clear and descriptive. I highly recommend that any author wanting to improve their style read them for the educational value.
I love Baum's limitless imagination!
ReplyDeleteAwesome book going to read again! I love wizard of and the movies. Thank you for wizard of oz. Thanks!
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grace (Dallas Cold Laser)