It really is interesting- TikTok of Oz is a totally brazen retread of old ground for this series, and yet it succeeds and comes across as one of the better Oz books. It’s obviously a redux of Ozma of Oz, or a remix if you will. The Nome King of Ev has imprisoned someone and an army from Oz comes to stop him, also they meet TikTok along the way. What’s more is that the characters are also obviously reinterpretations of old Oz characters. Queen Ann is General Jinjur, her army is based on the army of Oz, Princess Ozga is Princess Ozma, Betsy Bobbin is egregiously a Dorothy clone… but the plotting is tighter and often the characterization is more on point here, so I can’t help but find it thoroughly enjoyable. Ozma of Oz in particular is a very precious and beloved book for me, and yet I feel that if I detach myself and look at the two more critically, TikTok of Oz might be argued to be the better book.

It’s nothing new. Think of it as The Greatest Hits of Oz.