The Wizard of Oz Series ♦Official Thread♦

Favorite Oz Character?

Dorothy Gale	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Princess Ozma	33.3%	[ 1 ]
Betsy Bobbin	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Nick Chopper	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Tik-Tok	33.3%	[ 1 ]
The Scarecrow	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Jack Pumpkinhead	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Polychrome	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Button-Bright	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Other? (Post in the thread)	33.3%	[ 1 ]
Total Votes:			[ 3 ]

[Bored Summer Girl]

I'm so glad that there's a thread for this series. Most people faint from shock when I tell them I read the original books. My dad got the entire series when he was little, so the books I read are falling apart. Falling apart from love!! heart heart

I tried to read Wicked, but stopped halfway through. It's a good book, on its own, but I don't think Oz was ever meant to be that serious. Baum intended it to be a fun fairy tale without any particular meaning and Wicked made Oz really dark and depressing. Just not my kind of book.

Okay, has anyone heard the urban legend that the coat they had Professor Marvel for the Oz movie originally belonged to L. Frank Baum? Is that true? I heard that it was true, but it seems like quite a coincidence.

[musapan]

Bored Summer Girl

I'm so glad that there's a thread for this series. Most people faint from shock when I tell them I read the original books. My dad got the entire series when he was little, so the books I read are falling apart. Falling apart from love!! heart heart

I tried to read Wicked, but stopped halfway through. It's a good book, on its own, but I don't think Oz was ever meant to be that serious. Baum intended it to be a fun fairy tale without any particular meaning and Wicked made Oz really dark and depressing. Just not my kind of book.

Okay, has anyone heard the urban legend that the coat they had Professor Marvel for the Oz movie originally belonged to L. Frank Baum? Is that true? I heard that it was true, but it seems like quite a coincidence.

I've never heard that! But that is interesting, and possible, I suppose... Baum died around 1914, the movie was made in 1939ish... It's possible. ^_^

[A-n-a]

I Love them so very much... I Love Jack and Ozma... ( I love all the characters though.) Yes... I have most of the hard back books in my room.... only one short.

[musapan]

A-n-a

I Love them so very much... I Love Jack and Ozma... ( I love all the characters though.) Yes... I have most of the hard back books in my room.... only one short.

I still have a couple left to special order. I'm really taking my time with these books, though, because once I've read them all, there won't be any more. ;___;

[Illyana Rasputina]

Yay! I'm a total fan of the land of Oz. Although I have yet to finish Baum's, even though I read the first three... 8 years ago? D: The library doesn't have all the books. Although they did put some of them in the teen section. It was quite an adventure to go back and forth between the children's and teen sections. I got lost... I've read 8, I think, in all. Used book stores do not seem to like stocking any besides the first too,wwhich is upsetting.

My favorite character is definitely Ozma (I have no idea why), although I adore almost all of them <3 In history class we read the "Parable on Populism" essays, and it was difficult to convince me that this was plausible until the essay mentioned feminism in the second book. So then I was like, "Oh, okay. This could work. Bimetallism. Suuuure."

[Phantomhorse1810]

oO Radiance Oo

Yay! I'm a total fan of the land of Oz. Although I have yet to finish Baum's, even though I read the first three... 8 years ago? D: The library doesn't have all the books. Although they did put some of them in the teen section. It was quite an adventure to go back and forth between the children's and teen sections. I got lost... I've read 8, I think, in all. Used book stores do not seem to like stocking any besides the first too,wwhich is upsetting.

My favorite character is definitely Ozma (I have no idea why), although I adore almost all of them <3 In history class we read the "Parable on Populism" essays, and it was difficult to convince me that this was plausible until the essay mentioned feminism in the second book. So then I was like, "Oh, okay. This could work. Bimetallism. Suuuure."

My favorite character has to be Jack (I now love pumpkins). Libary's normally only have 3-5 Oz books in them it's pretty sad.

[musapan]

Phantomhorse1810

oO Radiance Oo

Yay! I'm a total fan of the land of Oz. Although I have yet to finish Baum's, even though I read the first three... 8 years ago? D: The library doesn't have all the books. Although they did put some of them in the teen section. It was quite an adventure to go back and forth between the children's and teen sections. I got lost... I've read 8, I think, in all. Used book stores do not seem to like stocking any besides the first too,wwhich is upsetting.

My favorite character is definitely Ozma (I have no idea why), although I adore almost all of them <3 In history class we read the "Parable on Populism" essays, and it was difficult to convince me that this was plausible until the essay mentioned feminism in the second book. So then I was like, "Oh, okay. This could work. Bimetallism. Suuuure."

My favorite character has to be Jack (I now love pumpkins). Libary's normally only have 3-5 Oz books in them it's pretty sad.

Yeah... At the Borders near my house, I've had to special order all of the books, except for the first and second, which I found on the shelf. ^_^;;
MOAR PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SERIES!! Seriously. ^_^;; It's like a crime that they're so unheard of. ;___;

[Phantomhorse1810]

musapan

Phantomhorse1810

oO Radiance Oo

Yay! I'm a total fan of the land of Oz. Although I have yet to finish Baum's, even though I read the first three... 8 years ago? D: The library doesn't have all the books. Although they did put some of them in the teen section. It was quite an adventure to go back and forth between the children's and teen sections. I got lost... I've read 8, I think, in all. Used book stores do not seem to like stocking any besides the first too,wwhich is upsetting.

My favorite character is definitely Ozma (I have no idea why), although I adore almost all of them <3 In history class we read the "Parable on Populism" essays, and it was difficult to convince me that this was plausible until the essay mentioned feminism in the second book. So then I was like, "Oh, okay. This could work. Bimetallism. Suuuure."

My favorite character has to be Jack (I now love pumpkins). Libary's normally only have 3-5 Oz books in them it's pretty sad.

Yeah... At the Borders near my house, I've had to special order all of the books, except for the first and second, which I found on the shelf. ^_^;;
MOAR PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SERIES!! Seriously. ^_^;; It's like a crime that they're so unheard of. ;___;

The sadest bit to me is how they had a collection with all 14 Oz books together in the 'Bargain Book' section(basically they couldn't sell them). That's how I've gotten them all so well.

[TheJellicleQueen]

I first read The Wizard of Oz when I was just eight years old and in the third grade. I had already seen the '39 movie many, many times and I wanted to see what the real story was like. So I went to my local bookstore and bought the first book. My mom and I read a chapter together every night before I went to sleep.

When we finished one, we moved onto the next one, and before I knew it, we had finished them all. My favorite was--and still is--book twelve, entitled The Tin Woodsman of Oz. I suppose that is because the Tin Man has always been my favorite character. I think that I own most, if not all, of the books as of right now.
That is my story; thank you for listening. *bows*

[Princess Ozma of Oz]

heart heart heart
buuumppp
Haven't been by in a while... ^__^

[Dono_Kun]

I just recently read the first book in the series. I generally liked it, with the exception of Dorothy.

I wanted to punch her in the face, she's so whiny! I wanted her to fall down some gorge, or something! I couldn't stand her.

I was also kinda sad the Wicked Witch of the West didn't get more time in the novel. Having read Wicked, I was looking forward to comparing Maguire's portrayal of her to Baum's.

Overall, I liked it. I really want to read the others in the series. :3

[Phantomhorse1810]

Dono_Kun

I just recently read the first book in the series. I generally liked it, with the exception of Dorothy.

I wanted to punch her in the face, she's so whiny! I wanted her to fall down some gorge, or something! I couldn't stand her.

I was also kinda sad the Wicked Witch of the West didn't get more time in the novel. Having read Wicked, I was looking forward to comparing Maguire's portrayal of her to Baum's.

Overall, I liked it. I really want to read the others in the series. :3

I hate to say it, but the big comparison comes from the fact that Baum didn't really care about the witch half as much as you would expect. In a way the real villian in both books is the Wizard, though in other Oz books the Wizard redeems himself.

[Kuquye]

Actually, the Munchkins aren't the same size as everyone else.

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They were not as big as the grown folk she had always been used to; but neither were they very small. In fact, they seemed about as tall as Dorothy, who was a well-grown child for her age, although they were, so far as looks go, many years older.

-the first book

Aaaaanyway, other than that, great points. Although, I love the movie almost as much as the books. I try to imagine the movie as a different story altogether, since it really is quite different from the original story. :]

Ahhh~ my favorite character.... Well, I don't really have an established one, but off the top of my head, I'd have to say Dorothy. I watched the movie first of course, so I had her in my head as a bubbly, sweet, dreamy person, but when I read the book, it became apparent that she was much more mellow and practical than I had imagined, but also very kind and intelligent.

Whiny? I recall her freaking out only four times in the whole book first book, all with very good reasons.

-after she found out about killing the witch of the east
-after seeing the pile of dead wolves
-after finding out she had to kill the witch of the west to get home
-and after the witch of the west tripped her to get one of the silver shoes she was so proud of

But overall, a very mellow, serious girl.

[Violet Fog]

I read all fourteen Oz books when I was younger.
They are incredibly imaginative and quircky, and I couldn't put them down.
They do have a little bit of a creepiness factor, if you know what I mean, but in a whimsical way.
I don't know if I'd read them again now that I'm older, but I'll definitely give them to my kids =]

[Jaina-Organa-Solo]

Oh my gosh! Hello Ozma. I love the Oz series! I think I like the books way better then the movie.
I like all the characters. Billina ( Is that how it is spelled? )and the Nome King in Ozma of Oz is one of the best moments in the whole series I think. I love all the characters!