Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

summerlove2448
Dec 28, 2023
2 min read

Location: CA/NY/SD/IL Type: Audio book

Timeline: Dual timelines/non-linear Genre: Historical Fiction

Narration: Ann Marie Lee - whimsical voices to the characters

Review:

Stars: 4.5

Maud was not just the strong female holding up her husband, she also made sure that The Wizard of Oz is loved for many generations. This historical fiction beautifully transports you to the magical world of Oz. I found it quite charming how reality became fantasy. After reading this I cannot watch the movie the same. I am going to love it so much more now.

Sex:

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Language:

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GD: 1
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Triggers:

Infant death
Abortion/intentional infant death

Questions:

Everyone, or almost everyone, has a memory around The Wizard of Oz.

Share a memory of yours that includes The Wizard of Oz (movie or book).

Maud realized at a young age that each generation of women had their own battles.

What is your generation's battle?

Maud had a passion for The Wizard of Oz because her husband wrote it.

Do you think this was the only reason for her passion?

Did Maud have a right to have a say-so in how the movie was made?

Why or why not?

How would the movie had changed if Shirley Temple was cast as Dorothy?

A diploma gives a woman her freedom.

Is that still true?

If not, then what does give a women freedom?

Frank lost everything he had worked towards when his theater burnt down. Nothing was salvaged.

Have you ever experienced a loss such as this?

How would you/did you handle the situation and move beyond it?

"You can't always rescue people. No matter how much you want to."

Maud wanted to save Judy from the people taking advantage of her.

Who have you wanted to save but couldn't?

Maud had a risk of losing her life in child birth. But she was willing to have the baby anyway.

Have you ever faced this dilemma?

How do you decide between your life or a baby?

Frank lost his store due to the economy. Maud figured out that Frank gave goods on credit to people who needed it but Frank didn't collect on a lot of those debts.

When owning a business that provides necessities, how do you balance kindness (like that of Frank) with the need to keep your business profitable?

Do we truly always have a choice?

What is something you can learn from Frank?

What did the story say about faith?

Did this story change your mindset of The Wizard of Oz?

If so, in a good way or bad way?

If the rainbow song was not in the movie would the movie be ruined?