Reading List Update: # 7 - 10

Here we are: the last of the Oz series. Bit of a mixed bag; some good storytelling, but some very weird underlying cultural structures. For example-- the majority of the heroes are female-- very girly females, at that-- and of the rest, every single one of the recurring males is emasculated in one way or another. *raised eyebrow*

( Books # 7 - 10 )

Going through the series all in a lump like this made it obvious that Baum kind of-- revised his universe as he went along. For example-- the Wizard, who was kind of mean in the first two books, got retconned into a good guy; and Ozma got retconned from the latest heir of a line of Rulers whose names all began with "Oz" to the original fairy Queen Lurline left behind when Oz was made a fairyland. Anybody's guess how the Tip storyline was supposed to fit with that version of her background! And the issue of whether people can age and/or die is really inconsistent. In other words, there's lots of wiggle room. Sometime in March, when the DVD of "Tin Man" comes out, I'll have to sit down and do some serious Plotting.

Anyway. Next up-- something out of my unread list?
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