Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Sam Reviews "The Emerald City of Oz" by L. Frank Baum (Oz, #6)

"Then he remembered that it was no fun being angry unless he had someone to frighten and make miserable."

"The reason most people are bad is because they don't try to be good."

"People often do a good deed without hope of reward, but for an evil deed they always demand payment."

I find it funny that after Uncle Henry and Aunt Em get to Oz they are given separate bedrooms.  Suppose it has to do with the times.

"[The School Pills] are sugar-coated and are quickly and easily swallowed.  I believe the students would rather take the pills than study, and certainly the pills are a more effective method.  You see, until these School Pills were invented we wasted a lot of time in study that may now be better be employed in practicing athletics."

Apparently in Britain "Draft" is spelled "Draught" but still means "a current of air".

"[The Fuddles] are made in many small pieces, and whenever any stranger comes near them they have a habit of falling apart and scattering themselves around."

New Word Learned:  "Mete":  dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.

The amount of puns in the Utensia chapter is boggling my mind!!

The city of Bunbury is very Wonderland-esque.  A city of bunnies, that dress sharply, and speak intelligently that are able to make people bigger or smaller to suit their city.

Charlotte Russe is a cake that the mold of the cake pan is lined with sponge fingers (Ladyfingers) and then filled with a custard. Sometimes cake or bread slices are used in place of the Ladyfingers. Charlotte Russe is served cold with whipped cream.

"Then they began talking to one another in long, deliberate speeches, where many words were used but little was said."

"I do not aspire to be very wise, for I noticed that the happiest people are those who do not let their brains oppress them."

"[My brains] never worry me.  There are many seeds of thought in my head but they do not sprout easily.  I am glad that it is so, for if I occupied my days in thinking I should have no time for anything else."

It's funny to imagine a world where airplanes were still an invention that people hadn't quite mastered yet.  Also amusing that the author thought to talk about new inventions affecting fairies and their countries and how the reason we don't see them is because they had the forethought to hide themselves forever.


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