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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
It would never have occurred to me to read this book if it had not been for Sci-fi's version of the book entitled Tin Man. I enjoyed it; not as much as the original, but it was a fresh look at Oz, sure enough. Having never read the book, it made me wonder which of the movies was more true to the book, so I picked it up at B&N, wondering why it had never occurred to me to pick it up to see how true the first movie was to the book. So home sick today, I started reading, and found that the original movie was closest to the book, but not idea for idea; there were still quite a few liberties taken. I also found it interesting to read the notes on certain aspects of the book, things that the movie certainly didn't pick up (that I know of), but were interesting commentary on Baum writing and the incorporated symbolism.
It would never have occurred to me to read this book if it had not been for Sci-fi's version of the book entitled Tin Man. I enjoyed it; not as much as the original, but it was a fresh look at Oz, sure enough. Having never read the book, it made me wonder which of the movies was more true to the book, so I picked it up at B&N, wondering why it had never occurred to me to pick it up to see how true the first movie was to the book. So home sick today, I started reading, and found that the original movie was closest to the book, but not idea for idea; there were still quite a few liberties taken. I also found it interesting to read the notes on certain aspects of the book, things that the movie certainly didn't pick up (that I know of), but were interesting commentary on Baum writing and the incorporated symbolism.