Jonathan P. reviewed Not worth the effort on 11/1/2008 + 11 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 6

There are few books I've read in my lifetime I disliked more. The only one I can think of right off the top of my head is Catch-22 which I was never able to complete. This book is a thinly veiled attack on religion and anything remotely regarded by the author as constrictive. There are several times when plot developments occur without any reason other than trying to remain within the confines of L. Frank Baum's original stories. Outside of the fact that the names of characters and places are the same as the original story, the book bears little resemblance to the stories written some 100 years ago. It is vulgar, crude, and generally a very boring read.

I cannot in good conscience recommend this book to anyone. I hesitate to even list it to pawn it on anyone else, but I see little reason to keep it in my collection.

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