A 5-Star review in entirety published at Amazon for my Contemporary twister, 'Mr. Wizardo,' a novella:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More fun than a barrel of monkeys
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021
This book is magic and fun for anyone who's read or seen or heard of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Dorothy and friends following the yellow brick road to Oz and the mysterious wizard. That means almost all of us!
Very cleverly written with puns and allusions to the Judy Garland film and the classic novel by L. Frank Baum, even Dorothy's dog Toto gets a nod as a recalcitrant boxer united with the Tinman who has found his heart. The cowardly Lion finds his courage, The Scarecrow finds his brains, the wonderful Glinda the good witch is there as well as the wicked antagonists, the red slippers are obvious, and Aunt Em comes alive as Doreen Gale's guardian.
It's hard not to post a spoiler when this books is so well written and obviously from the heart as the friends whom Mr. Wizardo helped in life travel together to attend his funeral. The fun that the author had writing this clever story is obvious, and you'll have fun, too, as you read it - and the sweet ending back in Kansas after all!
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