"Baum's ability to create vivid, odd characters and varied, weird kingdoms wasn't matched by an ability to build well-structured and satisfying plots." Isn't *that* the truth? ? #beyondtheyellowbrickroad
pickOzma‘s birthday is approaching, and her friends are determined to get her gifts that she doesn‘t already have. This involves lots of adventuring all over Oz. Oh, there are also some people with secret magic who want to conquer Oz. This was fun with the Glass Cat and all the talking animals, and even some genuine peril.
I love the way this artist draws the Wizard. He looks so slick and clever. #BeyondtheYellowBrickRoad
I have to go with Glinda!! Remembering the 1st time I saw the film at 7 yo - I was hooked. It was always shown on TV during Thanksgiving weekend in the 1950s.✨💗💫
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#sundayfunday
In September I caught up on ALL THE THINGS!!! Summer is my least favorite season. Everything happens then and it's not like I get the summer off from work. 😜 #bobwhitebuddies #beyondtheyellowbrickroad #kindredspiritsbuddyread #ohcanada #KLBR
so-soI just don't know about these books.😂 Rikitink in Oz was annoying & nothing Oz-related showed up until chapter 20. I liked The Lost Princess of Oz, which had a relatively tight plot. Then we ended with The Tin Woodman of Oz, which was bizarre. After all this time, Nick Chopper is going to go back & offer to marry the munchkin girl he used to love & make her empress. So egotistical for kind Nick! And we meet Oz's version of Frankenstein's monster.
so-soThe Tin Man remembers the girl he promised to marry & goes on a quest to find her. W/ the Scarecrow, a boy named Woot, & an enchanted Polychrome, they‘ll face many weird & wonderful things in Oz.
I love the buddy road trip & the friendship, but I forgot that this is the book that introduces the fact that nobody ever changes or dies in Oz. Babies stay babies, the old stay old, & your chopped up body parts remain alive independent of you.🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
so-soIt wasn't a bad read, but considering my age, it was very simple and the lessons taught are things I've already picked up in life naturally. An ok read (Mostly decided to read it bc I know a lot of ppl like it lol)
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fifteen hundred dollars by
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#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #funny #oz #dorothy
pickThemes: Wizard of Oz retelling, Found Family, Sweet and Humorous read
This was a fun read! I loved the existing connections to The Wizard of Oz but also loved the new additions A. J. brought to the story. Would definitely recommend to any Wizard of Oz fan! 🪄🫧💚
pickSomebody points out to the Tin Man that he never reconnected with the girl whose love caused him to be chopped up and turned to tin. Time for an adventure! The usual random bizarre assortment of creatures and places await. I appreciated Baum explaining a bit of the history of Oz becoming a fairyland where no one dies, though as a mom I‘m horrified at the prospect of babies staying babies forever. Then again, if they can‘t die, maybe not so bad?
