This isn't necessarily the strongest entry in the Oz books, but it is still a solid Oz book. It strangely manages to both show its age and be pretty progressive for its time regarding how it treats women. Jinjur's army of women are said to be gossipy, scared of mice, and motivated to conquer the Emerald City so they could use the gems in necklaces and to buy dresses — but, also, shows a man shocked at how hard the work typically considered "women's work" at the time (managing a household, raising children) actually is once he's forced to perform it. Probably the reality of reading most books that are over a century old.