Comments on Over at Oz and Ends...TypePad2010-03-30T00:51:22ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2010/03/over-at-oz-and-ends/comments/atom.xml/Leila commented on 'Over at Oz and Ends...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20133ec554e53970b2010-03-30T14:48:29Z2010-03-30T14:48:29ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comThat's exactly where he pulled the quotes from -- I'm going to have to find that book!<p>That's exactly where he pulled the quotes from -- I'm going to have to find that book!</p>rockinlibrarian commented on 'Over at Oz and Ends...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201310ffb4428970c2010-03-30T14:29:43Z2010-03-30T14:29:43Zrockinlibrarianhttp://rockinlibrarian.livejournal.com/Must read the article still, but it reminds me of Leonard Marcus's The Wand in the Word (or is it...<p>Must read the article still, but it reminds me of Leonard Marcus's The Wand in the Word (or is it The Wand AND the Word?) book of interviews with children's fantasy writers (both Cooper and Jones included in that. To tell the truth, it's like a who's who of my favorite at-the-time-living authors, which was amazing in and of itself). He asks every author their impressions of Tolkien, and I was surprised and jealous of how many of them had met the man personally!</p>Aquafortis.blogspot.com commented on 'Over at Oz and Ends...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20133ec52667c970b2010-03-30T04:21:33Z2012-03-22T03:15:18ZAquafortis.blogspot.comhttp://profile.typepad.com/aquafortisblogspotcomVery cool. Thanks for the link! I agree with both of you--it seems like DWJ is spot-on about the details.<p>Very cool. Thanks for the link! I agree with both of you--it seems like DWJ is spot-on about the details. </p>Leila commented on 'Over at Oz and Ends...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201310ff77c48970c2010-03-30T01:09:26Z2010-03-30T01:09:26ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comSame here -- and Roald Dahl-esque is totally right on the money.<p>Same here -- and Roald Dahl-esque is totally right on the money.</p>Elizabeth commented on 'Over at Oz and Ends...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20133ec515d65970b2010-03-30T01:01:22Z2010-03-30T01:01:22ZElizabethhttp://www.leakydinghy.comI'm more inclined to believe DWJ's account. I've read some of her autobiographical stuff and she seems to have an...<p>I'm more inclined to believe DWJ's account. I've read some of her autobiographical stuff and she seems to have an acute, vivid, Roald Dahl-caliber memory. </p>