What the Book is About...

So I have just recently begun reading the first book in the Oz series, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by Frank Baum and am enjoying it more than the movie! The book is full of details that clear up any questions one may have about the movie. For example, at the start of the story (both in the movie and the book) Baum describes the setting as gray and dull; in order to emphasize how Dorothy’s old life lacked color and joy. The author tells us that the Kansas sun has bleached the color from the land and its inhabitants, only to later emphasize the queerness radiated off of the Land of Oz. The book is very simple which amuses me because I do not need to make an effort to understand what Baum is trying to infer. In the introduction of the book Baum explains how fairy tales have evolved over time and how he wrote the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in order differ from the average fairy tale format and create something new. Although I am enjoying the book, I was told by my English teacher that it is the worst one of the series, surprising me entirely; now I’m anxious to read the next books and hopefully finish all thirteen books before the end of the school semester. So if you have not yet read the book I recommend 100% that you do! Until then… remember to keep following The Yellow Brick Road!