The Real Oz
Posted: December 29th, 2010, 12:51 pm
Hey, kingrat -
I don't know if I have much to say about the Oz books, except that I read them when I was a kid. I haven't read them since, but maybe I need to go through them again.
I had a yen to go to Oz myself, turning every opportunity into an attempt to get there. Jumping out of a swing high up off the ground, I thought maybe I would manage to get there if I just swung high enough....and leaped.
My least favorite was Dorothy and the Wizard, I had a lot of trouble getting through it and it gave me nightmares for some reason. My favorites were Ozma of Oz, Speedy, and I really loved Sky Island and Sea Fairies, which strictly speaking, not Oz books. I was very partial to Trot and Cap'n Bill. I'd be curious to see what I would like now. Of course, any animal who speaks in the books was my immediate favorite.
I don't know if I have much to say about the Oz books, except that I read them when I was a kid. I haven't read them since, but maybe I need to go through them again.
I had a yen to go to Oz myself, turning every opportunity into an attempt to get there. Jumping out of a swing high up off the ground, I thought maybe I would manage to get there if I just swung high enough....and leaped.
My least favorite was Dorothy and the Wizard, I had a lot of trouble getting through it and it gave me nightmares for some reason. My favorites were Ozma of Oz, Speedy, and I really loved Sky Island and Sea Fairies, which strictly speaking, not Oz books. I was very partial to Trot and Cap'n Bill. I'd be curious to see what I would like now. Of course, any animal who speaks in the books was my immediate favorite.