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Evenspire · 07-09-2001, 07:09 PM

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First Book?

1973, I read the Hobbit while in Jr. High School, then the Lord of the Rings, then the hobbit again, then the Lord of the Rings 5, 6, 7 more times, then the Silmarilion the week it first came out. I lost count how many times I read the LOTR because I'd skip Bombadil and go straight to Bree, and skip Shelob, then look back and forth for favorite passages.

I'd have absorbed the Silmarilion better if the characters had names that didn't rhyme. I knew when I looked at the table of contents that I'd be in trouble before long.

All of the women in my family read the books and liked or loved them.

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07-09-2001, 07:09 PM	#64
Evenspire Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 78	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 56</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> First Book? 1973, I read the Hobbit while in Jr. High School, then the Lord of the Rings, then the hobbit again, then the Lord of the Rings 5, 6, 7 more times, then the Silmarilion the week it first came out. I lost count how many times I read the LOTR because I'd skip Bombadil and go straight to Bree, and skip Shelob, then look back and forth for favorite passages. I'd have absorbed the Silmarilion better if the characters had names that didn't rhyme. I knew when I looked at the table of contents that I'd be in trouble before long. All of the women in my family read the books and liked or loved them. </p>