Review also posted to my blog.


content warnings: violence, self-mutilation

“No matter how dreary and grey our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country. There is no place like home.”

This is one of those books that I really just don't have much to say about. It's a book that everyone knows the general plot of, and that I thought was just okay. The movie is far superior in my opinion and I won't be continuing with the series.

Instead of doing a proper review because I honestly don't think I can do one, I'm going to give you proof that the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman are boyfriends, because that's honestly the most interesting observation I had while reading:

• When the Tin Woodman starts crying because he stepped on a beetle and starts to rust from the tears, the Scarecrow started oiling his jaw.
• When the Scarecrow gets stuck in the river the Tin Woodman starts to cry.
• 'Then [the Tin Woodman] put down the axe and sat beside the Scarecrow, who said, "It was a good fight, friend."'
• '"If we only had Scarecrow with us again," said the Tin Woodman, when Dorothy had finished telling him everything that had happened, "I should be quite happy."'
• The Tin Woodman starts attacking the tree that hurt Scarecrow first.
• Tin Woodman is constantly complimenting Scarecrow for being smart, even before he gets brains.
• Scarecrow and Tin Woodman are constantly talking to each other about nothing.
• Neither of them sleep so they spend all night just staying up together.

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