Title: The Marvelous Land of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Pages: 320
Finished: 2/27/17
First Sentence: In the Country of the Gillikins, which is at the north of the Land of Oz, lived a youth called Tip.
Summary: Tip runs away from his life with the old witch Mombi along with his friend Jack Pumpkinhead and his trusty steed the sawhorse, more or less. They travel to the Emerald City where all the girls in Oz are leading a revolt to depose the Scarecrow. Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Saw Horse, T.E. Wogglebug H.M, the Tin Woodman, and the Gump must find a way to get their city back.
Thoughts: The first book was more ridiculous than I remembered. This was was more ridiculous still. I suppose as I'm pushing 30, I'm a bit out of the intended age group for this book, and it shows. I also was not a fan of the characterization of Glinda the Good. In the first book, she seemed very regal. In this one, she didn't feel as regal.
Some notes: 1. The Scarecrow mentions that Glinda is now the master of the flying monkeys. In the previous book, she explains to Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Woodman, and the lion that she's going to use the cap to get the trio to their respective places and then give the cap to the monkeys so they can be free.
2. Apparently, Baum has a thing against puns. So much vitriol against some very funny puns. I feel like it's probably social commentary on a fashion at the time that I am not going to take the time to look up.
3. Ozians know about our form of money? Obviously they flew across the desert and into our world. And the jackdaws lined their next with fives and tens and twenties etc.
4. For the future, the Gump head supposedly continues to talk.
5. For the future, the Scarecrow is stuffed with money still at the end of the book.
2. Apparently, Baum has a thing against puns. So much vitriol against some very funny puns. I feel like it's probably social commentary on a fashion at the time that I am not going to take the time to look up.
3. Ozians know about our form of money? Obviously they flew across the desert and into our world. And the jackdaws lined their next with fives and tens and twenties etc.
4. For the future, the Gump head supposedly continues to talk.
5. For the future, the Scarecrow is stuffed with money still at the end of the book.
Ooh, good point about Glinda being "master" of the flying monkeys, despite having promised to free them in the previous book. That just ain't right. ;__;
ReplyDeleteBaum's sense of continuity is definitely lacking in this series.
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