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‘Out of Oz’ by Gregory Maguire

By Carolyn Sun

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  November 04, 2011

Gregory Maguire’s “Out of Oz’’ is an ambitious work of fantasy. It’s reminiscent of both “The Lord of the Rings’’ and Harry Potter series. But, unlike those other books, the Oz trilogy is saddled with the burden of having been derived from L. Frank Baum’s popular 1900 book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,’’ with its wonderful, much-beloved characters. Sadly, Maguire’s darker, more complex takeoff puts a strain on our affections

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