Baum, L. Frank "The Wizard of Oz" - 1900
I know everybody loves "The Wizard of Oz" but it was never my favourite. I like the music, some of the songs are beautiful but I was never touched by the story.
I think I found this book on one of the swap book shelves and that's where it's going back to, as well.
I still was not keen on reading it but I had put it on my classics spin list and its number was selected.
With some films, the writing is so much better and you wonder why you waited for so long. Not so much with this one. I just couldn't warm to the story. It didn't catch my interest. Would I have liked it as a kid if I hadn't seen the film before? I doubt it. Sorry, Mr. L. Frank Baum but your writing is not for me. And I surely hope that there "is no place like Oz".
From the back cover:
"Dorothy's life is turned upside down when a tornado whisks her and her dog, Toto, from Kansas to the magical land of Oz. To get back home, she must follow a yellow brick road to find the Wizard in the Emerald City.
But the Wicked Witch of the West lies in wait. Will Dorothy ever find her way home?"
Ha! I like your honesty here.
ReplyDeleteI always try to. If I don't like a book, I don't like it, even if millions love it. And vice versa. And I will never say I like a book just because I feel I should like it. Some people think I only claim to like the classics because it's fashionable. No, I really, really love them.
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