tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post2721179794110245783..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Where the Red Fern GrowsJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-89549214057576258692014-01-13T21:18:03.880-08:002014-01-13T21:18:03.880-08:00I actually did get teary, because practically *any...I actually did get teary, because practically *anything* will do that to me these days. I blame motherhood. 15 years ago, I would have read it without a qualm. :PJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-29075003925578425032014-01-13T14:36:01.826-08:002014-01-13T14:36:01.826-08:00Nice review. I had a similar experience about the ...Nice review. I had a similar experience about the dog stuff--I do like dogs, but I'm not particularly interested in raccoon hunting or anything. Plus, animal deaths never pull at my heartstrings as much as they seem to for other people (I didn't include that in my review because it seemed so heartless, hah). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-68168287435601367492014-01-13T00:57:51.703-08:002014-01-13T00:57:51.703-08:00Good critical review about a book that doesn't...Good critical review about a book that doesn't agree with you. Thanks for insights!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-68559252208862617872014-01-12T19:39:06.926-08:002014-01-12T19:39:06.926-08:00Yeah, for a long time it was considered a good thi...Yeah, for a long time it was considered a good thing to have some death or other depressing thing in there. Heck, in the late 60s/early 70s you practically couldn't get a book published if it didn't deal with some heavy issue.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-6681604409531003512014-01-12T19:07:12.780-08:002014-01-12T19:07:12.780-08:00I saw the movie at, I believe, a birthday party (o...I saw the movie at, I believe, a birthday party (of all things!) when I was about 8. I remember it as very sad and tended to avoid animal stories for the same reason as Amanda. It seemed like all the recommended books were traumatic, animals dying, slavery, sometimes the children themselves dying. I much preferred the Oz books and would have loved Harry Potter had it existed.Phinneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871291190598563284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-18610591419525219962014-01-12T17:25:15.530-08:002014-01-12T17:25:15.530-08:00I had to read this in my 7th grade English class--...I had to read this in my 7th grade English class--honestly, I probably would never have otherwise, as I was never really into animal books. I don't have particularly strong memories of it, other than I found it very sad. I think that's why I wasn't into animal books, actually--too many of them were sad!amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-64738816916657985052014-01-12T17:02:23.952-08:002014-01-12T17:02:23.952-08:00I read this a dozen times when I was little and cr...I read this a dozen times when I was little and cried a lot when the dogs died, but I haven't reread it in adulthood. I think it's one of those books that's best to read when you're little -- I'll give it to any kids I might have, but it isn't especially important to me that they love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com