| Vote: your favorite Tolkien work, and why [message #144541] |
Mi, 05 Oktober 2005 22:51 |
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I'd have to go The Hobbit, on account that I've read it cover-to-cover
twice (a rare feat for me, for a novel -- only ever done with The
Hobbit, and 1984).
Lord of the Rings, I've read about 4000 pages of, but only once
cover-to-cover.
The Hobbit seems more... cheerful, lively.
LotR is kind of dour and grim -- though I admire those qualities, they
don't exactly fill you with warm feelings. =)
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| Re: your favorite Tolkien work, and why [message #144581 ] |
Do, 06 Oktober 2005 22:07 |
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"Chris Wright" <cjwright79 [at] shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> I'd have to go The Hobbit, on account that I've read it cover-to-cover
> twice (a rare feat for me, for a novel -- only ever done with The
> Hobbit, and 1984).
Yes the Hobbit is a far better work than LotR (IMPO) in fact the best bits
of LotR is the referrals to the Hobbit.
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> Lord of the Rings, I've read about 4000 pages of, but only once
> cover-to-cover.
I've read it around a dozen times, mind you my copy has nothing like 4000
pages, its not at all bad and I think improves after you watch the film, if
only Tolkien had aloud editors to do their job it could have been an equal
to the Hobbit.
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> The Hobbit seems more... cheerful, lively.
Yup, and a better story
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> LotR is kind of dour and grim -- though I admire those qualities, they
> don't exactly fill you with warm feelings. =)
Dour and grim, yes in parts I suppose those words would fit, though
unnecessarily long and plotless suit more chapters, take Frodo and Sam
following Sméagol in a dark passage, seems like page after page conveys
nothing save how dark it was and after hours of hearing Sam can't see his
hand in front of his face they remember they have brought a torch, then
after lighting it guess what, its still dark only now Sam can just about see
his hand. Still it does improve on rereading and it has very many subplots
that you don't see on first read, in fact many on this ng don't yet see why
Gandalf visits Tom Bomberdil.
But to answer your Question my Favorite Tolkien work is 'Tree and Leaf' its
quite simply brilliant.
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L
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| Re: your favorite Tolkien work, and why [message #144590 ] |
Fr, 07 Oktober 2005 02:52 |
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My favorite book is (thus far) the Silmarillion. I also have to admit quite
a fondness for the Father Christmas letters. The Silmarillion is like
reading Bulfinch's mythology (or the Bible) from another world, while the
Father Christmas Letters is like reading the best kid's book I never read
while I was a kid. Sometimes I wonder what it must have been like to have
received those Christmas letters as a Tolkien child -- must have been
special.
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| Re: your favorite Tolkien work, and why [message #144591 ] |
Fr, 07 Oktober 2005 03:22 |
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"Sara" <Sara [at] s4s.shape.co.uk> wrote in message
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> in fact many on this ng don't yet see why Gandalf visits Tom Bomberdil.
Count me in there, but I'm relatively new to Tolkien. In which book does
this happen? Silmarillion? And what is the importance? Thanks!
Cable
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| Re: your favorite Tolkien work, and why [message #144592 ] |
Fr, 07 Oktober 2005 03:23 |
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I'll go with Farmer Giles.
Of course, I just finished it...
"Chris Wright" <cjwright79 [at] shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:F1X0f.92818$1i.18878 [at] pd7tw2no...
> I'd have to go The Hobbit, on account that I've read it cover-to-cover
> twice (a rare feat for me, for a novel -- only ever done with The Hobbit,
> and 1984).
>
> Lord of the Rings, I've read about 4000 pages of, but only once
> cover-to-cover.
>
> The Hobbit seems more... cheerful, lively.
>
> LotR is kind of dour and grim -- though I admire those qualities, they
> don't exactly fill you with warm feelings. =)
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