After the delights of Ozma of Oz, I was surprised to find how dark and gloomy this was! A terrifying earthquake leads to encounters with heartless vegetable people, invisible bears, and wooden gargoyles. Even Dorothy's pet cat narrowly escapes committing murder.

And most of this would seemingly have been unnecessary if Dorothy had only remembered earlier to signal Ozma to use the Magic Belt!  I won't even talk about the inconsistencies ...