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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

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I recently read this book and really enjoyed it! So much so that I recommended it for my neices and nephews. I thought that it was a sweet and gentle story that was paced just right for young children. Children love make-believe, they love to imagine the scenes that Baum created with his words. Baum gives a simple explanation for Santa Claus, one that doesn't overwhelm or sound the least bit Hollywood. I enjoyed reading his descriptions of the events, children love to imagine these things. This book, if written today, might be a bit more "politically correct," but it was written just about 100 years ago. I still found it charming, and would really recommend it.

Baum (spitefully) portrays Santa as a child abandoned

in the forest,who grows up to be a parasite utterly

dependent on the elves for everything (including thinking),

thereby making him their mascot of sorts.

Claus' adventures here do not even approximate
one's daily battles in life. No imagination,
no challenges, no values, no creativity

no touching moments, no effort. Baum must have

had bitter Christmases in his day.

I'M GIVING THIS BOOK TWO POINTS FOR THE NUMEROUS TREES KILLED (AND HUMILIATED

IN THEIR DEATH) IN ORDER TO PUBLISH THIS

PIECE OF TRASH.

I've had to struggle with boredom, irritation, a

poor literary style, etc... in an efffort to give it

a fair criticism. It's an insult to classify it

as a novelette or any genre for that matter.

Baum must have had so much courage (borne

out of spite?) to write this; he should have
joined Dorothy in the yellow brick road in order
to acquire some brains, a heart... and maybe
even some magic from the Wizard of Oz

to make this worthy of being called a literary piece.