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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 8393661" data-attributes="member: 6688049"><p>On a recent drive from N.Y. to Ohio, I listened to an audiobook of the Wizard of Oz, read by Brook Shields. (She did a fine job.)</p><p>...and interspersed with that, I listened to an audiobook compilation of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories.</p><p>Two seminal American fantasy authors.</p><p></p><p>When I got tired of the ultra-syrupy sweet ungroundedness of the WoO, I'd switch to Conan. It was like switching back and forth between sweet and savory dishes.</p><p></p><p>I found myself still wanting to hear how the Oz story turned out, since the film so diverged from Baum's story. Hearing the last third of the book, telling of the adventures of Dorothy and her companions, after the Wizard had already returned to Kansas, felt like a bonus sequel!</p><p></p><p>Man, Oz is very loopy. It was sometimes hard to suspend belief and stay in the story; for example, how everyone locks on green lenses in the Emerald City, and wears them all the time, even while taking a bath and sleeping. And how even when the Scarecrow became king, everyone still wore lenses. It's sometimes a disjointed dreamland.</p><p></p><p>Yet, in spite of that (or because of that!) I do agree that Oz has a great potential as a fantasy setting. It has a peculiarly evocative Midwestern American vibe.</p><p></p><p>Baum's Theosophical worldview also provides a sort of "theological/mythological" framework that could be further applied:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1551[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theosophyforward.com/theosophy-and-the-society-in-the-public-eye/129-theosophical-wizard-of-oz[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://theosophy.wiki/en/L._Frank_Baum[/URL]</p><p></p><p>When I lived in South Dakota for awhile (the state where Baum lived), I was heartened to hear how his descendants had enacted amends for his backward Caucasianist words about American Indian Humanity. The fact that shortcomings were admitted and amended means a great deal to me.</p><p></p><p>I'm enjoying Michael Tresca's series.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dungeonosophy, post: 8393661, member: 6688049"] On a recent drive from N.Y. to Ohio, I listened to an audiobook of the Wizard of Oz, read by Brook Shields. (She did a fine job.) ...and interspersed with that, I listened to an audiobook compilation of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories. Two seminal American fantasy authors. When I got tired of the ultra-syrupy sweet ungroundedness of the WoO, I'd switch to Conan. It was like switching back and forth between sweet and savory dishes. I found myself still wanting to hear how the Oz story turned out, since the film so diverged from Baum's story. Hearing the last third of the book, telling of the adventures of Dorothy and her companions, after the Wizard had already returned to Kansas, felt like a bonus sequel! Man, Oz is very loopy. It was sometimes hard to suspend belief and stay in the story; for example, how everyone locks on green lenses in the Emerald City, and wears them all the time, even while taking a bath and sleeping. And how even when the Scarecrow became king, everyone still wore lenses. It's sometimes a disjointed dreamland. Yet, in spite of that (or because of that!) I do agree that Oz has a great potential as a fantasy setting. It has a peculiarly evocative Midwestern American vibe. Baum's Theosophical worldview also provides a sort of "theological/mythological" framework that could be further applied: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1551[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theosophyforward.com/theosophy-and-the-society-in-the-public-eye/129-theosophical-wizard-of-oz[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://theosophy.wiki/en/L._Frank_Baum[/URL] When I lived in South Dakota for awhile (the state where Baum lived), I was heartened to hear how his descendants had enacted amends for his backward Caucasianist words about American Indian Humanity. The fact that shortcomings were admitted and amended means a great deal to me. I'm enjoying Michael Tresca's series. [/QUOTE]
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