I've heard the exact same criticism before. It made me question whether I wanted to initiate my LOTR readings with the Silmarillion, or something else . . . have you already read any of the other LOTR books?Originally Posted by Riesa
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“As Kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame . . .”
Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. I'm tabled.
Hi ShoutGrace!
I have read The Hobbit and The Trilogy, and I've read them all three or four times. They are wonderful. I'd start with the Hobbit if I were you.
"Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house, they are company and don't let me catch you remarking on their ways like you were so high and mighty."
Okay well that settles it! i'm a nerd with a touch of geek!
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Being a multi-specific interest geek with many lateral interests I can safely say that I am always short on time. That is the downside of being a geek, there simply are not enough hours in a day. *sigh.
Oh well, I guess I have been slacking recently in all but one interest. And that is one interest that is usually considered non-geek, so I'm not sure of my current level of geekness. At least I can still talk about simple things in needlessly complex ways. It is a great relief to know there still is a moderately high level of geekness. I can't imagine not being at least a little bit of a geek. How boring would life be?
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Hi RiesaHi ShoutGrace!
I have read The Hobbit and The Trilogy, and I've read them all three or four times. They are wonderful. I'd start with the Hobbit if I were you.. I certainly need to read it again, but I was thinking about cheating and going for (perhaps) greater action and larger characters in The Fellowship.
I think I'll take your advice and start with The Hobbit again, because if I skip it now and start with the trilogy I might not come back to it for many years.
“As Kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame . . .”
Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. I'm tabled.
For some reason, The Hobbit does absolutely nothing for me and consequently, the first half of Fellowship was a bit of a hard read for me because it's very similar in tone to The Hobbit. Once they get to Bree and meet Strider, it takes off on it's own path and becomes the dark, brooding masterpiece we all know and love
the luminous grass of the prairie hides
feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa
Ahahaha I do the same thing.
My old roomies used to get upset because I'd commendear the T.V if the movies were one. And we'd spend three hours going,
'Okay, so who's that... thing...?'
'Gollum. Or Smeagol. Gollum's just a nickname.'
*here, a promising ten seconds of understanding.*
'Why's he like that?'
*explains about the ring and it's properties*
'Oh... okay... so why isn't Bilbo like that?'
*more explaining*
'And, how did Bilbo get the ring?'
READ THE BOOKS! Graaaah! They explain everything >=[
Naked except for a cigarette, you let your mind drift and forget your disbelief. Feel the chill down your back and the flutter of wings through dandelion fields, and forget the pull of gravity in a night without stars.
I lack eloquence and commitment to my arguments. They are half baked, and I will begin passionately, and then abandon them.
good good!, would have liked some more explanation on the popular girl, you could have really let yourself go on that one! but you have a fun paced style
congrats on getting in the paper
Matt
That's cute! I think I'm a geek too and I love it!
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