Was

"Was" is an interesting premise. It's sort of a deconstruction of the "Wizard of Oz" tale. There are several interrelated stories: a tale of the "real" Dorothy as an abused orphan in Kansas, a young man who meets her in a county run asylum when she's in her 80s, a glimpse at Judy Garland during her childhood and on the set of the film, and a man dying of AIDS who is obsessed with film. Each story is interesting, but as whole book, it falls flat.

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