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Elendur · 02-14-2002, 11:36 PM

Having the book read to you is a great thing when the reader does it well. Who Im talking about is Tolkien. I downloaded his 7 minute reading of The Two Towers part where Gollum, Sam, and Frodo are in Ithilien. It was GREAT. If I had a choice between seeing the movies and having a CD where Tolkien reads The Hobbit and LOTR outloud, I would pick Tolkien anyday. I got so into the book when he read it, but sadly there was only 7 minutes of it. And Im happy to say that the way I thought Gollum spoke in my mind was the same way Tolkien spoke when he was reading Gollums parts.

The only thing that caught me off guard was Tolkien reading elvish. He is very intense when he reads elvish (I think it was Quenya).

Have all of you heard the recordings Im talking about? I have found 4 recordings alltogether. It is a shame he didn't do more. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] And I think its great that you would read it outloud to someone that you care about. I would not have the courage to do that, for fear of sounding stupid. I dont think I could emulate all the characters voices. It would need to be practiced alot for me to get it right. Maybe I will read it to my cat. He likes to listen. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

02-14-2002, 11:36 PM	#6
Elendur Wight Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Arnor Posts: 200	Having the book read to you is a great thing when the reader does it well. Who Im talking about is Tolkien. I downloaded his 7 minute reading of The Two Towers part where Gollum, Sam, and Frodo are in Ithilien. It was GREAT. If I had a choice between seeing the movies and having a CD where Tolkien reads The Hobbit and LOTR outloud, I would pick Tolkien anyday. I got so into the book when he read it, but sadly there was only 7 minutes of it. And Im happy to say that the way I thought Gollum spoke in my mind was the same way Tolkien spoke when he was reading Gollums parts. The only thing that caught me off guard was Tolkien reading elvish. He is very intense when he reads elvish (I think it was Quenya). Have all of you heard the recordings Im talking about? I have found 4 recordings alltogether. It is a shame he didn't do more. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] And I think its great that you would read it outloud to someone that you care about. I would not have the courage to do that, for fear of sounding stupid. I dont think I could emulate all the characters voices. It would need to be practiced alot for me to get it right. Maybe I will read it to my cat. He likes to listen. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Son of Isildur.