Shannon C. (Shannon) reviewed on 3/19/2006 + 61 more book reviews

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If you have seen the musical, then this book will be a disappointment, since the book is NOTHING like the play. It is sometimes challenging to read, but it offers a very unique perspective into the lives of the characters of the "Wizard of Oz" series by Frank Baum. I liked the book, but I know of several people who saw the musical and then read the book and were very disappointed.

My mother loved the musical and looked forward to reading the book (she, like me, is an avid reader, and generally prefers the book to movies and plays) and then hated it and passed the book onto me. I actually liked the book, but also read it knowing that it was very different from the musical that I really liked.

I did end up skipping several paragraphs because the language of the book was long-winded and convoluted, but I was interested in the "other side of the story" that this novel offered. I grew up adoring the Land of Oz that Dorothy traveled to and it was fun to visit this land again, but from the perspective of the Wicked Witch of the West. I almsot liked this version better, since it was so sickly sweet as Dorothy tended to be.

I am looking forward to reading "Son of the Witch," so if anyone has that one -- post it!

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