Don't doubt. I read LOTR once, mostly because it was assigned. I've read the Firestaff/Pyrosian Chronicles, completely, 3 times. That's a total of 8 books, an average of 19 chapters per book, and an average of 120kb per chapter. I'm actually amazed he does it for free. Give it a read, I very sincerely doubt you'll be disappointed.
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I think I was fifteen or sixteen the first time when I read LotR and skipped a few schooldays to get through it as fast as possible. Also I’m fairly sure that the main character of the story is Frodo and not Gandalf. Killing all characters of a story might be a novel approach, but not necessarily a good idea just because it’s new. On the other hand it could be enjoyable if the characters weren’t very likeable. I guess most people prefer a happy end as much as I do.
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Way back when, in high school, I was given LOTR to read as a reading assignment and gave up on it very early, lodging my report which was very brief:
"This is horrid garbage in my personal view, and I'll take a fail on this report rather than read any more of it."
That one sentence was my report and I got a B on it as the teacher said it was a valid review and report as it stated my view. I was then given another book to read and report on as well, which I did like. I like good fanatsy and I love science fiction, but LOTR was just too dark for me and was more like a horror story, which I don't like.
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On 4/10/13 9:23 AM, Deadly Ernest wrote:
Way back when, in high school, I was given LOTR to read as a reading assignment and gave up on it very early, lodging my report which was very brief:Funny. Reactions all over the lot, but it's mostly about a bunch of Brits (sure, he calls them hobbits, but they're Brits) fighting Evil. A good read by a master. OTOH, Edmund Wilson agreed with you. The title of his review in The Nation was, "Ooh, Those Awful Orcs."
"This is horrid garbage in my personal view, and I'll take a fail on this report rather than read any more of it."
That one sentence was my report and I got a B on it as the teacher said it was a valid review and report as it stated my view. I was then given another book to read and report on as well, which I did like. I like good fanatsy and I love science fiction, but LOTR was just too dark for me and was more like a horror story, which I don't like.
On the other other hand, you gotta like Tolkien's opinion of C.S. Lewis's "Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe" Christian allegories: "This won't do," is more or less what Tolkien said.
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On 2013-04-10 12:21, Joe "Bondi" Beach wrote:
On 4/10/13 9:23 AM, Deadly Ernest wrote:
Way back when, in high school, I was given LOTR to read as a reading assignment and gave up on it very early, lodging my report which was very brief:Funny. Reactions all over the lot, but it's mostly about a bunch of Brits (sure, he calls them hobbits, but they're Brits) fighting Evil. A good read by a master. OTOH, Edmund Wilson agreed with you. The title of his review in The Nation was, "Ooh, Those Awful Orcs."
"This is horrid garbage in my personal view, and I'll take a fail on this report rather than read any more of it."
That one sentence was my report and I got a B on it as the teacher said it was a valid review and report as it stated my view. I was then given another book to read and report on as well, which I did like. I like good fanatsy and I love science fiction, but LOTR was just too dark for me and was more like a horror story, which I don't like.
On the other other hand, you gotta like Tolkien's opinion of C.S. Lewis's "Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe" Christian allegories: "This won't do," is more or less what Tolkien said.
Not "Brits", English, specifically western English yeoman farmers.
Yeah I sort of disagree with you there. Take for example 'A Song Of Ice And Fire'. Martin has this horrid tendency of killing off the good guys but despite that his series is in my top three favourites. Although I do prefer happy endings but if you make it seem like easy work with no sacrifices and good easily prevails over evil etc. etc., then where is the fun in that?
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bb, How many hands you got? :))
Zine. On Apr 10, 3:21 pm, "Joe \"Bondi\" Beach" <joe.bondi.be...@gmail.com> wrote:
Funny. Reactions all over the lot, but it's mostly about a bunch of Brits (sure, he calls them hobbits, but they're Brits) fighting Evil. A good read by a master. **OTOH**, Edmund Wilson agreed with you. The title of his review in The Nation was, "Ooh, Those Awful Orcs." **On the other other hand**, you gotta like Tolkien's opinion of C.S. Lewis's "Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe" Christian allegories: "This won't do," is more or less what Tolkien said. bb
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I’m posting my stories on my Tumblr blog, and on Lulu, Amazon, and Storiesonline.
bb, On Apr 11, 1:09 am, "Joe \"Bondi\" Beach" <joe.bondi.be...@gmail.com> wrote:On 4/10/13 6:03 PM, Zine wrote:> bb,How many hands you got? :))As many as needed.LMAObb (Who is double-clutching and downshifting, having just finished watching "Fast & Furious 5," a totally ludicrous plotline (in addition to Ludacris) and hilariously funny, even where it wasn't intended to be. You have to watch closely, though, to catch the subtleties and nuance of Vin Diesel's acting.)I love Vin Diesel! Absolutely loved Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick. If I went bi, I think it would be because of him, lisp or no lisp.
bb, Either that or his poor tongue is swollen from overuse and plum tuckered out. You know, think positive, glass half full and all that.