tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930190065426288711.post6533204516839189956..comments2024-03-04T16:50:15.828-08:00Comments on Hungry Tiger Talk: White Edition Wednesday - SCARECROWDavid Maxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12672089188117065118noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930190065426288711.post-24184393977288474022012-02-03T14:22:54.143-08:002012-02-03T14:22:54.143-08:00I think it's a near certainty ;)I think it's a near certainty ;)David Maxinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672089188117065118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930190065426288711.post-13834564100393465192012-02-03T13:01:16.772-08:002012-02-03T13:01:16.772-08:00I've always had the feeling this WAS the third...I've always had the feeling this WAS the third "Trot" book, and when Baum decided to resume the Oz series he simply changed the MS.Scott Olsennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930190065426288711.post-79687590384367315132012-02-03T02:03:21.621-08:002012-02-03T02:03:21.621-08:00Yes, by the nineties they were between 4.95 and 6....Yes, by the nineties they were between 4.95 and 6.95 (best I remember) I donated by Del Rey Baum books to some kids....who ended up never reading them sadly.<br /><br />The Thompson ones were so scarce in the nineties sadly, except a hand full offered through the club.<br />The print on demand ones are even more exorbitant. I think I paid $19 apiece for those.<br /><br />And yes, the whole Gloria/Pon thing was a big factor in my boredom with the book. I've since come to appreciate that part a bit more.<br />And I do love Trot and Cap'n Bill. :)saintfighteraquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195760262262189059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930190065426288711.post-31427534085390123582012-02-02T18:20:33.030-08:002012-02-02T18:20:33.030-08:00That's a good photo of Dick Martin!That's a good photo of Dick Martin!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397876293747859812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930190065426288711.post-76495956241332130142012-02-02T12:03:00.403-08:002012-02-02T12:03:00.403-08:00@SFA - I had much the same reaction to the book wh...@SFA - I had much the same reaction to the book when I first read it. I had no idea to Trot and Cap'n Bill were at that point (having not read SEA FAIRIES or SKY ISLAND yet) so that it didn't seem all that Ozzy - and then when they got to Oz it seemed off because Jinxland was so atypical of an Oz country - the names King Krewel, etc. and the whole tone of Jinxland. And then the love interest, ugh. Freezing someone's heart seemed far too fairytale cliché to me. I've learned to like the book - generally thinking of it as the third Trot and Cap'n Bill volume.<br /><br />I didn't know Del Reys ever got to be that expensive - the first years they were out they were $1.95 The over size Thompson ones were issues at $5.95 I think.David Maxinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672089188117065118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930190065426288711.post-47011579140183633972012-02-02T11:32:32.694-08:002012-02-02T11:32:32.694-08:00This was one of my least favorite Baum Oz books as...This was one of my least favorite Baum Oz books as a kid (and in many ways, still is)<br />Something bout it just seemed off to me.<br />The blonde Trot didn't help and she seemed a different character than the one in the two Trot books.<br />This was also the first Oz book of mine to get ruined. :(<br />I had just gotten the Del Rey edition and was reading it on a bank beside a stream when one of my cousins knocked it off the bank (not on purpose) and it fell into the water. :(<br />As a child, this was devastating since the book cost almost six dollars! And not to mention I had to have it ordered since local bookstores didn't have the Oz books in stock and my library was missing this one, Glinda, Magic and Tin Woodman. <br />Years later, my library did get it in and I later purchased the BoW version.<br />Maybe it being one of the last Baum Oz books I read had something to do with me disliking it?<br /><br />Anyways, sorry for trailing off. I'm very much enjoying these W.e.dnesdays, especially the never before seen (to me at least) photos and art from the Oz club!saintfighteraquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195760262262189059noreply@blogger.com