The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

1900•Family•159 pages

Taste attributes: familyfantasyadventurefresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questunlikely connectionsfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeHeightened and wholesome: an inventive family novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Over a century after its initial publication, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is still captivating the hearts of countless readers. Come adventure with Dorothy and her three friends: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City for an audience with the Great Oz, the mightiest Wizard in the land, and the only one that can return Dorothy to her home in...

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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

FamilyFantasyAdventureAll consuming questUnlikely connectionsFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

WitchesSpanish language materialsWizardsJuvenile literatureWizards in fictionChildren's stories, RussianSpecimensImaginary voyages in fiction

Details

Author
L. Frank Baum
Published
1900
Pages
159
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