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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dorothy's name is spelled "Dorothy Gael", not "Dorothy Gale". Presumably L. Frank Baum changed the spelling of his fictionalized Dorothy.
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* LGBTFanbase: [[inuniverse]] Referenced in-universe with the main character. He's a gay man who loves ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
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* LGBTFanbase: [[inuniverse]] Referenced in-universe with the main character. He's a gay man who loves ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
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* TragicAIDSStory: Jonathan is an actor dying of AIDS in the 1980's. He's obsessed with ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and is out to find the real Dorothy before he dies.
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* TragicAIDSStory: Jonathan is an actor dying of AIDS in the 1980's. He's obsessed with ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and is out to find the real Dorothy before he dies.dies.
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* TragicAIDsStory: Jonathan is an actor dying of AIDS in the 1980's. He's obsessed with ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and is out to find the real Dorothy before he dies.
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* TragicAIDsStory: TragicAIDSStory: Jonathan is an actor dying of AIDS in the 1980's. He's obsessed with ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and is out to find the real Dorothy before he dies.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: It's a dark take on L. Frank Baum's ''Oz'' works where Oz was AllJustADream used as {{escapism}} for Dorothy.
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Taking place in 1800s, ''Was'' tells the tragic story of a young woman named Dorothy Gael. After the death of her mother as a child, Dorothy creates "Oz" as a way of dealing with her misery.
The novel mixes ''Oz'' canon with real life. Creator/JudyGarland and Creator/LFrankBaum are characters within the novel.
The novel mixes ''Oz'' canon with real life. Creator/JudyGarland and Creator/LFrankBaum are characters within the novel.
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Taking place in 1800s, 1860s through the 1980s, ''Was'' tells the tragic story of a young woman named Dorothy Gael. After the death of her mother as a child, Dorothy creates "Oz" as a way of dealing with her misery. \n\n The novel centers around a dying gay man in TheEighties who wants to meet the woman who inspired his favorite movie.
''Was'' mixes ''Oz'' canon with real life. Creator/JudyGarland and Creator/LFrankBaum are characters within the novel.
''Was'' mixes ''Oz'' canon with real life. Creator/JudyGarland and Creator/LFrankBaum are characters within the novel.
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* DeathByAdaptation: It's implied that Toto didn't run away. [[spoiler:Aunt Em and Uncle Henry killed him]].
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* DeathByAdaptation: It's implied that Toto didn't run away. away from Dorothy. [[spoiler:Aunt Em and Uncle Henry killed him]].him because they disliked Toto]].
* TheMusical: ''Was'' has had two different musical adaptations.
* TheMusical: ''Was'' has had two different musical adaptations.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dorothy's name is spelled "Dorothy Gael", not "Dorothy Gale".
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* TheQuietOne: As a child Dorothy was quiet due to her unstable home life.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dorothy's name is spelled "Dorothy Gael", not "Dorothy Gale". Presumably L. Frank Baum changed the spelling of his fictionalized Dorothy.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dorothy's name is spelled "Dorothy Gael", not "Dorothy Gale". Presumably L. Frank Baum changed the spelling of his fictionalized Dorothy.
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''Was'' is a 1992 novel based off of the ''Literature/LandOfOz'' mythos. It was written by Geoff Ryman.
Taking place in 1800s, ''Was'' tells the tragic story of a young woman named Dorothy Gael. After the death of her mother as a child, Dorothy creates "Oz" as a way of dealing with her misery.
The novel mixes ''Oz'' canon with real life. Creator/JudyGarland and Creator/LFrankBaum are characters within the novel.
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* AdaptationalVillainy:
** Dorothy's experiences turn her from an innocent child to a bitter woman.
** Dorothy's aloof and serious Uncle Henry is neglectful for most of her childhood. Later on he [[spoiler:starts to molest Dorothy]].
* AdaptationalJerkass: Aunt Em don't know how to take care of a child. As a result she's cold towards Dorothy.
* CanonForeigner: A few, such as Wilbur and Jonathan.
* CreepyUncle: Henry is neglectful of his niece until she hits puberty. Then his interest in Dorothy turns less than familial.
* DeathByAdaptation: It's implied that Toto didn't run away. [[spoiler:Aunt Em and Uncle Henry killed him]].
* {{Nephewism}}: Dorothy is sent to live with her aunt and uncle after her parents die of diphtheria.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dorothy's name is spelled "Dorothy Gael", not "Dorothy Gale".
* TragicAIDsStory: Jonathan is an actor dying of AIDS in the 1980's. He's obsessed with ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and is out to find the real Dorothy before he dies.
Taking place in 1800s, ''Was'' tells the tragic story of a young woman named Dorothy Gael. After the death of her mother as a child, Dorothy creates "Oz" as a way of dealing with her misery.
The novel mixes ''Oz'' canon with real life. Creator/JudyGarland and Creator/LFrankBaum are characters within the novel.
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* AdaptationalVillainy:
** Dorothy's experiences turn her from an innocent child to a bitter woman.
** Dorothy's aloof and serious Uncle Henry is neglectful for most of her childhood. Later on he [[spoiler:starts to molest Dorothy]].
* AdaptationalJerkass: Aunt Em don't know how to take care of a child. As a result she's cold towards Dorothy.
* CanonForeigner: A few, such as Wilbur and Jonathan.
* CreepyUncle: Henry is neglectful of his niece until she hits puberty. Then his interest in Dorothy turns less than familial.
* DeathByAdaptation: It's implied that Toto didn't run away. [[spoiler:Aunt Em and Uncle Henry killed him]].
* {{Nephewism}}: Dorothy is sent to live with her aunt and uncle after her parents die of diphtheria.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dorothy's name is spelled "Dorothy Gael", not "Dorothy Gale".
* TragicAIDsStory: Jonathan is an actor dying of AIDS in the 1980's. He's obsessed with ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and is out to find the real Dorothy before he dies.
