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Jack Cheng
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#327: Tin Men and Unintended Symbols
#327 | February 21, 2021
The most tragic figure in L. Frank Baum���s The Wizard of Oz is, by far, the Tin Man. The 1939 Judy Garland film adaptation elides his origin story, and it wasn���t until I read Baum���s novel last month that I discovered how our Tin Man came to be. I can���t stop thinking about it. The story goes like this:
Before he was made of tin, Tin Man ��� or Tin Woodman in the book (
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See You in the Cosmos
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2017
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52 editions
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These Days
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2013
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3 editions
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Untitled
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2020
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Hallo Leben, hörst du mich?
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“knowledge is better than ignorance, and it’s better to find out and embrace the truth even if that truth might not feel good.”
― See You in the Cosmos
― See You in the Cosmos
“Most people give up on what they want. They’ll come across the first little obstacle and they’ll give up, and then they’ll try to tear down the people they see doing what they felt like they couldn’t.”
― See You in the Cosmos
― See You in the Cosmos
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What book should we read in June?
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Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
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Beyond the Bright Sea
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The Hate U Give
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The Lottery's Plus One
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See You In The Cosmos
The King's Locket by Jacob Stull
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Lucky Broken Girl
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Forget Me Not
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Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
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see you in the cosmos
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The King's Locket
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Mock Newbery 2022: June Read - See You in the Cosmos | 39 | 219 | Aug 02, 2017 09:28AM | |
| The 104 Book Chal...: Deanne's list of 2017 Kristen Ashley (and a few other) books | 176 | 31 | Dec 21, 2017 08:52AM | |
| Around the Year i...: Pam's 2018 Children's Plan | 7 | 38 | Dec 21, 2017 03:10PM | |
| Verbeelding Bookclub: Verbeelding Book Challenge 2017 | 91 | 163 | Jan 05, 2018 12:06PM | |
| Badass Reading Ch...: Bookish Year: Sandy Needs New Glasses! | 18 | 8 | Jan 10, 2018 01:11PM | |
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