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Forum: The Books
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Iarwain
Fea, I get the sense that you're a person who...
Fea, I get the sense that you're a person who would really enjoy Wordsworth. Try this out: http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww260.html Also, you're both sort of wrong about Adler. He reminds the... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 37
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Iarwain
![]() Thanks for the understanding. I honestly don't mean to be offensive in any way. I suppose for a while I felt a bit lost. I spent four or five years exploring Tolkien's corpus and rereading LotR,... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Haha well, davem, you're much better read than I am. What I'm trying to do is something I wish someone had done for me five years ago. I don't think the fact that there are other really excellent... |
Forum: The Books
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Iarwain
![]() To clarify one more time, I'm not trying to disparage Tolkien. Raynor, when I said that I'd wished for more writing about Middle-Earth, I was expressing a desire for more of the wonderful material... |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 13,379
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Iarwain
![]() First, this is not meant to be a challenge. I was absolutely aware of the presence of these themes. Unfortunately, it takes very little to include any of them. They don't constitute "intellectual... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 37
Views: 13,379
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Iarwain
![]() I spent several years of my life reading, re-reading, thinking, talking, and writing about Tolkien and his books. I got much enjoyment out of doing so, but since then I've "seen the light" so to... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() If you're just looking for excellent books in general, here's a list of authors and/or books Dostoevsky (everything) Salman Rushdie (esp. Midnight's Children) Aeschylus (esp. Agamemnon) ... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 51
Views: 13,571
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Iarwain
![]() The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky The best novel I've read. It's beautiful, exciting, and adventurous. Dostoevsky is intensely descriptive and has incredible characters. He creates a... |
Forum: The Books
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Iarwain
I voted for the Silmarillion. Admittedly, I...
I voted for the Silmarillion. Admittedly, I probably won't have a chance to participate, and I understand too well how bad it is to try and moderate a discussion that isn't happening (in fact I'm... |
Forum: The Books
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Iarwain
![]() Not much time to post, obviously. I just felt like sharing that Tolkien's works established in my mind a firm belief in absolutes. The sense of direction in all (or most) of the characters' lives... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 69
Views: 17,943
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Iarwain
![]() It is good to be back (to the small degree that I am) among such a worthy community, and I apologize for my forwardness. :) I'm now going to embark on the process I thought of nearly a week ago,... |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 17,943
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Iarwain
![]() dare I say it? STOP! PLEASE! Has no one here a concept of what constitutes a discussion? We are NOT here to wander aimlessly in search of nothing. As the introductory post on this thread... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 69
Views: 17,943
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Iarwain
![]() I'm surprised at myself and all the others who posted on this thread. I was wandering (as always), and I returned here, to reread my original post. At the beginning, I was fine with what I said,... |
Forum: The Books
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Iarwain
I'm sure this post is at least a year late, but...
I'm sure this post is at least a year late, but reading Burrahobbit's last post reminded me of something I read once by C.S. Lewis. He said that people often read Shakespeare (as an example), and... |
Forum: Quiz Room
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 69
Views: 17,943
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Iarwain
![]() I think I'll respond to Encaitare first, because your post struck me particularly. I disagree with the system you describe: But, as Son of Numenor described above, Eru is necessarily good,... |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 17,943
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Iarwain
![]() I agree with Saucepan. To say that Eru 'willed evil' is irrational. It's sort of like me willing the blood vessels in my hand to rupture. (not the best analogy, I know) And here, part 3 of my... |
Forum: The Books
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Iarwain
![]() Time for responses! Tour, I agree with you completely, and your post was as on topic as it could be. Lindil, you were right, it is extremely rare that Eru excercises his will on "creation," but... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Somehow, upon pondering existence a few days ago, I (again, somehow) arrived at the fascinating conclusion that Good and Evil are not perfect opposites. Perhaps I could spend a few pages discussing... |
Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
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Iarwain
![]() In response to Fordim Hedgethistle (I think I spelled that correctly), by the time the book was over, Lobelia had become one of my favourite non-fellowship hobbits. I always find it tremendously sad... |
Forum: Quiz Room
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Iarwain
![]() I think that "The Lord of the Rings" could easily be right, but if not, I'll venture to guess that it is the War of Wrath, if only because there were three "divisions" of elves: Vanyar, Noldor,... |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Iarwain
![]() I have a question: how does the scale icon "reputation" meter work as a replacement (I assume) for our old bone ratings? Iarwain |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Iarwain
![]() Many thanks, Mark, hopefully I'll adjust to it quickly. :) Iarwain |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,278
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Iarwain
![]() Being away for six or seven months can leave people slightly curious when, upon returning, they discover a site that looks corporately owned, rather than privately funded. What has happened? ... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 64
Views: 26,567
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Iarwain
![]() Fingon. His name always kept mixing me up, between Finrod, Finwe, Fingolfin, and all the other "fin-"s. What did he do that was important, anyway? And that Feanor, he always seemed like an... |
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