I have never read The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum, only seen the movie with Judy Garland, so I don't know the original story. Well, actually, I recall my elementary school library had the novel and I might have checked it out, but it was rather boring, so I don't think I finished it. In any case, I don't know if there are exact scenes that replicate themselves in both novels, just from different points of view.

I found it a little slow to start, and a little slow to read. I skipped ahead a few times, just to see where it was going because at times it seemed to go nowhere. I realize the point of the story is to just see the Witches life, but it was slow to me.

After the affair with Fiyero, I began to get a better sense of the character of the Witch and how the novel would develop. I enjoyed the character from that point on. Unfortunately, we know the outcome for the Witch. I didn't ever want to change that outcome, just found the path to it rather interesting.

I think it is an okay story. I didn't fall in love with it as others have.