5-Star review in entirety posted on Goodreads for my novella, 'Mr. Wizardo':
L Frank Baum didn’t live in vain. His inspired fiction lives and influences us to this day. So, in Eva Pasco’s Mr Wizardo. Her casual allusions to the rainbow bridge, the yellow brick road, and the other paraphernalia of OZ bring home a valid point. We need fantasy, courage, wisdom, and love to become human. To be compassionate and generous.
Doreen is Dorothy. She wears the red slippers. Of course, that’s an allusion to the film rather than the silver shoes of Baum’s invention.
Scott is the Scarecrow without a heart, Lyle the Lion without courage, and Tim the tinman without a brain.
This is where the biggest difference shows. Mr Wizardo isn’t a fake. He’s the real thing and shows it through his compassion and understanding of the four misfits that assemble for his funeral.
This is a fun and appealing tale with a deep significance.
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