The Wizard of Oz as American Myth (Paperback)

from aethercowboy

L. Frank Baum's the Wonderful Wizard of Oz has influenced generations of readers, writers, filmmakers, and other creative types. In The Wizard of Oz as American Myth, Alissa Burger discusses some of these talented individuals without becoming one herself. Talented, that is. Burger has taken an in...

from quilted_kat

The Wizard of Oz as American Myth reads like a self-published college-level thesis. It is mildly interesting, but incredibly boring to read. While looking at different versions of the story of the Wizard of Oz it doesn't claim to be a complete survey of adaptations, instead focusing on 6 populari...

from Ed_Gosney

The Wizard of Oz as American Myth, by Alissa Burger, is definitely not for the casual Oz fan, or even for the casual fan of any type of mythology. Burger goes deep into seven of the incantations of the Oz story, covering L. Frank Baum's novel, the movie classic, The Whiz, Gregory Maguire's Wicked...

from jr864

I actually finished this book back in July, but was reluctant to write a review since I felt like I was being overly critical in my reviews. After all, I have a lot of opinions, particularly about pop culture works, but I haven't taken the time or energy to actually try to publish them and make t...

from Ananda

I read the first chapter, and decided life was too short & my reading list too long. I love Oz, and am very familiar with the original book and the MGM film. I also read Wicked long before it became a musical - but I have not seen the musical, nor have I seen The Wiz or Tin Man so already I fall ...