The Road to Oz - L. Frank Baum

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Title: The Road to Oz Author: L. Frank Baum Genre: Classics, Rating: 6/10 # pages: Audiobook Date read: January, 2008

Summary: Meet Dorothy's new friends, the Shaggy Man, Button Bright and Polychrome, as you travel with them to the Emerald City. Share their adventures with the Musicker and the Scoodlers. See how they escape from the Soup-Kettle and what they found at the Truth Pond. Find out how they are able to cross the Deadly Desert and finally get to the Emerald City of Oz.

Review: Unfortunately L. Frank Baum's books get more and more repetitive for each book. It's as if he can't really think up more new things for Dorothy to experience, and so continues to fall back on the 'tried and tested' ones. In this one I got the feeling that there was no real plot at all, but just descriptions of more weird characters Baum could think up. I'll read the next, as Baum himself considered that the 'end' of the Oz series, and then leave it at that.

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[philstar22.livejournal.com]

Actually, some of the later ones are good. Road to Oz is definately not one of the best. Emerald City is hands down my favorite Oz book, though. You should definately read that one.

[bogormen.livejournal.com]

I'm currently in the middle of Emerald City. So far I'm not too impressed unfortunately. It seems like he tries to fit too many characters into too little space. "The Wizard of Oz" is still the one I like best.

[philstar22.livejournal.com]

Ah. That is what I love about the Oz books, actually. I love the broad strokes of it, the interesting characters, and fascinating landscapes.

[bogormen.livejournal.com]

Different strokes to different people :-)