Goodreads Review
Jan. 15th, 2019 09:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cyranoDorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die #1)
I am fascinated by the World of Oz, but I find LF Baum's authorial voice to be abrasive and condescending, so I don't want to read the original works. I did try, at least. The world of 're-imagined Oz' works is of wildly varying quality, sometimes within the same work. (Oz Squad comics, I'm looking at you.) So I was looking over some options, because I wanted some new Oz, but I was trepid because of the many opportunities for mis-steps. I ended up picking this one because the price was reasonable and reviews were good, and I was not disappointed. Apparently Dorothy realised what a shithole country Kansas was and somehow came back to Oz and essentially deposed Ozma, and what really fascinates me are the politics of Oz, so this played directly into my sweet spot as we begin the story of the rebel Kansan who is sent to free the country from her despotic yet happy and wonderful reign. (Okay, it's only happy and wonderful because Dorothy will execute or re-educate you if you say otherwise, but still.) I didn't know how extensive the sequel market to this was when I started, and further novels don't have the lure-you-in price tag that the first one did, so I'm hesitant to continue on because of the implications of investment. But I suspect I'll be reading more from this author in the near future.
I am fascinated by the World of Oz, but I find LF Baum's authorial voice to be abrasive and condescending, so I don't want to read the original works. I did try, at least. The world of 're-imagined Oz' works is of wildly varying quality, sometimes within the same work. (Oz Squad comics, I'm looking at you.) So I was looking over some options, because I wanted some new Oz, but I was trepid because of the many opportunities for mis-steps. I ended up picking this one because the price was reasonable and reviews were good, and I was not disappointed. Apparently Dorothy realised what a shithole country Kansas was and somehow came back to Oz and essentially deposed Ozma, and what really fascinates me are the politics of Oz, so this played directly into my sweet spot as we begin the story of the rebel Kansan who is sent to free the country from her despotic yet happy and wonderful reign. (Okay, it's only happy and wonderful because Dorothy will execute or re-educate you if you say otherwise, but still.) I didn't know how extensive the sequel market to this was when I started, and further novels don't have the lure-you-in price tag that the first one did, so I'm hesitant to continue on because of the implications of investment. But I suspect I'll be reading more from this author in the near future.