The topic in which I gush
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:35 am
I just started reading Namesakes and I'm in the middle of the Oz arc, and I have to say I'm really enjoying it, particularly the nods to the books. I was beginning to feel like I was the only one who actually read the books, because I meet so many people who are aware of a book called "The Wizard of Oz" but I meet very few who are aware that there is a series of Oz books. Seeing the Wogglebug mentioned particularly made me grin. I have to admit there are some disturbing twists here and there, but at least it's not as.. Gross... As wicked.
It has been AGES since I read/was-red the entire Oz series, but it's delightful to see other references popping up beyond the movie (although for shame- the key artifacts at the start of the narrative are ~red~ slippers??)