The Road to Oz
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The Road to Oz

by L. Frank Baum

1909•Family•144 pages

Taste attributes: familyfantasyadventuremyth/fairytalefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questunlikely connectionsfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeHeightened and good-natured: an inventive family novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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3.4 / 5

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About This Book

The Road to Oz takes Dorothy and her friends on an adventure in Oz to a grand party in honor of Ozma's birthday. It all starts near her home on Uncle Henry's farm in Kansas when she tries to help a shaggy stranger find the road he is seeking. On the way they find a young boy, Button-Bright, and together they get lost, only to find themselves in the fairylands of Oz.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyFantasyAdventureMyth/fairytaleAll consuming questUnlikely connectionsFool triumphant

Subjects

Fairy talesJuvenile FictionFantasyFantasy fiction

Details

Author
L. Frank Baum
Published
1909
Pages
144
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