Books!!!

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I, too, much prefer a book in hand. Books that move me, I try to get on my shelf. Books that don't, I'm glad I can return. I mean, The Sisterhood was a cute book, aimed at young girls, but not one I'd like to see every time I walk by my bookshelf. The HP series, I wish I could add to my collection....but alas, they aren't mine.

Outside of that, I have to rely on loaned books and libraries, cos we're broke. While the Kindle is a nice idea, with the options is allows, it's nowhere on my radar. Thanks, tho.

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Try harder!!

[bengeeee]

Currently trying to get through the Silmarillion in preperation for The Hobbit which is coming out soon. Yes I am a LOTR nerd.

[BladeOmega]

Currently trying to get through the Silmarillion in preperation for The Hobbit which is coming out soon. Yes I am a LOTR nerd.

I'll probably catch some flak for this, but I read The Lord of the Rings nearly ten years back and found it to be a chore. My impression at the time was that it took forever to go anywhere, and it seemed that a character would break into song every other page. I did enjoy the movies, however.

[IPD]

I'll probably catch some flak for this, but I read The Lord of the Rings nearly ten years back and found it to be a chore. My impression at the time was that it took forever to go anywhere, and it seemed that a character would break into song every other page. I did enjoy the movies, however.

movies aren't much different. i've personally always preferred lewis > tolkien.

[BladeOmega]

movies aren't much different. i've personally always preferred lewis > tolkien.

I read the Chronicles of Narnia when I was a kid and I remember liking them. I also read one other book by C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet. I don't remember that one too well.

[bengeeee]

I'll probably catch some flak for this, but I read The Lord of the Rings nearly ten years back and found it to be a chore. My impression at the time was that it took forever to go anywhere, and it seemed that a character would break into song every other page. I did enjoy the movies, however.

Ha I love the LOTR trillogy, but the silmarillion is ungodly slow. It's basically the LOTR's bible, and feels just as long as the Old Testament. Considering the fact that he basically created this universe himself (with some finishing touches by his son) and it still commands so much attention today is impressive. He basically wrote several languages, and his lifes work has largly been the inspiration for an entire genra. 70 years later the LOTR is still a fan favorite. I'm curious to see how the three new hobbit movies turn out, considering they are basically going to be based on a single book that is shorter than each of the LOTR trillogy books which had their own movie. Granted, each movie is nearly 4 hours long and cut out significant material from the book. I just hope the movies don't stray too far from the original story line to the point of adding pointless filler.

[BladeOmega]

Ha I love the LOTR trillogy, but the silmarillion is ungodly slow. It's basically the LOTR's bible, and feels just as long as the Old Testament. Considering the fact that he basically created this universe himself (with some finishing touches by his son) and it still commands so much attention today is impressive. He basically wrote several languages, and his lifes work has largly been the inspiration for an entire genra. 70 years later the LOTR is still a fan favorite.

Yeah, I'm well aware of the influence his work has had. I think it was mostly his pacing and his writing style with which I had issue. I mean, the story was good. It was just a chore for me to work my way through it.

While I'm dissing classical works... I read Dante's Divine Comedy a few years back, and that was not an easy read for me. It was the Longfellow translation, and he used a great deal of obscure language. I had to rely on the footnotes in order to figure out the meaning of the text.