Ah, sneaky. Still, $.99 is still worth it for the convenience.
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Polgara - Jan 10, 2014 1:47:34 pm PST #21850 of 28368
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
EpicTangent - Jan 10, 2014 2:19:17 pm PST #21851 of 28368
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
The entire Oz collection is on sale at Amazon (Kindle) for only $.99! [link]
Another version for $.99, with all books illustrated, instead of just the first.
I might have to pick that up, even though I'm pretty sure I already have the other version. (It comes with a warning that it might load slowly because of all the illustrations. Might just have to get me some o dat).
Polgara - Jan 10, 2014 3:32:45 pm PST #21852 of 28368
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Aaaaand I bought both of them. I've never read any of the Oz books, so I'm ok spending $1.98 for them now.
-t - Jan 10, 2014 3:35:10 pm PST #21853 of 28368
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
$2 for not having to find them and/or decide which ones to get? Yeah, that's reasonable.
I bought the super illustrated one. I haven't read them since I was a kid - my grandmother had them, so I read them when we stayed with her, so they have that vacation-y treat patina for me.
Dana - Jan 10, 2014 3:48:27 pm PST #21854 of 28368
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Totally worth the convenience.
Gris - Jan 10, 2014 4:24:56 pm PST #21855 of 28368
Hey. New board.
And they are great!
DavidS - Jan 10, 2014 6:01:00 pm PST #21856 of 28368
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And they are great!
They get into a Star Trek Movie rhythm about four books in where they start alternating boring books (because Baum got bored with them) with great books. But stick it out to the Patchwork Girl of Oz - one of my favorites.
It was an American tradition for about 35 years that children would always get a new Oz book under the Christmas tree. (Sort of like that sweet spot where both Harry Potter and LoTR movies were coming out at Christmas.)
Amy - Jan 12, 2014 6:50:16 am PST #21857 of 28368
Because books.
With The Snow Child and The Book Thief read, I was waffling between Rose Under Fire (more WWII, which I wasn't sure I was ready for) and The Goldfinch (which feels like cheating because I never read The Little Friend), and somehow managed to start The Scorpio Races instead. Has anyone else read it? It's great so far, but the pronunciation of "water horses" in Gaelic (I guess?) is driving me nuts.
DavidS - Jan 12, 2014 7:02:46 am PST #21858 of 28368
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Has anyone else read it? It's great so far, but the pronunciation of "water horses" in Gaelic (I guess?) is driving me nuts.
Is it selkie?
Amy - Jan 12, 2014 7:04:53 am PST #21859 of 28368
Because books.
No, they're not selkies, they're capaill uisce (or something). I looked it up; apparently it's "COPple OOSHka."