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Isowen · 08-17-2004, 06:17 AM

well done Elianna, congrats to you! Also, Morsul in the dark, you have been given great advice! Elianna, you could be a pshychiatrist, not that you need pshychiatary help Morsul in the dark, but you know what I mean, I'll stop typing now.

Neferchoirwen · 08-17-2004, 12:14 PM

Good job, Eliana!

I felt the same way, and I even gave myself a deadline that I sacrilegiously disobeyed. I felt bad about the fact that you had to finish it in a fast food place. I remember ending a gripping page turner that way. Oh well...

I still have yet to finish the Silm, and read LotR before the year ends. Keeping up with a personal tradition is all...

Mithalwen · 08-18-2004, 01:12 PM

There are few straightforward happy endings in Tolkien - it isn't a "happy ever after" fairytale... for all the "fantasy" it is much more like our own world where also there are also few simplistic happy endings ... maybe this is why it is so beloved and those of us who read it as teenagers keep it close by decades later.... there aren't facile happy endings but there are compensations for grief, and parting and sacrifice ..... separation is supported by friendship, there is healing to be found and hope....and a kind of fulfilment. Gandalf was right - not all tears are an evil......

Saraphim · 08-19-2004, 01:24 AM

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anyone sc ared to commit 12 hours of their day to wath the trilogy?

I spent three days (almost) straight reading the book, so twelve hours watching the movies is paltry.

I'll be participating in the Golden Ring Marathon, so I've got to get my couch super-comfortable.

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There are few straightforward happy endings in Tolkien

Indeed. Those who have yet to read the Silmarillion, beware of the Tale of the Children of Hurin. That one depresses me every time.

Morsul the Dark · 08-23-2004, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Saraphim

I spent three days (almost) straight reading the book, so twelve hours watching the movies is paltry.

Boromir impression: Then you did what I could not.

Anyone gott any tips for rereading the trilogy I keep starting get to Bombadil then say ah well I've read it once before... I must ask myself am I trully a Tolkien fan if I cant reread the book or watch the trilogy....No I am a tolkien fan just a lazy one

rutslegolas · 08-24-2004, 08:20 AM

well I too find the first few chapters really boring,but its a part of the book so read it and enjoy cause theirs nothing like reading Lord of The Rings again.

Encaitare · 08-24-2004, 12:12 PM

Keep at it, is all I can say. The tedious beginning gets easier each time, and now I love it. Ring a dong dillo, and hooray for Tom Bombadil!

08-17-2004, 06:17 AM	#1
Isowen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The blackened depths Posts: 86	well done Elianna, congrats to you! Also, Morsul in the dark, you have been given great advice! Elianna, you could be a pshychiatrist, not that you need pshychiatary help Morsul in the dark, but you know what I mean, I'll stop typing now. __________________ I hope Butterbur sends this promptly. A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber -room: Thing wanted always burried, If he forgets, I shall roast him.

08-17-2004, 12:14 PM	#2
Neferchoirwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen Posts: 512	Would've waved pompoms... Good job, Eliana! I felt the same way, and I even gave myself a deadline that I sacrilegiously disobeyed. I felt bad about the fact that you had to finish it in a fast food place. I remember ending a gripping page turner that way. Oh well... I still have yet to finish the Silm, and read LotR before the year ends. Keeping up with a personal tradition is all... __________________ On really romantic nights of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. ~Speed Levitch http://crevicesofsilence.blogspot.com/

08-18-2004, 01:12 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	There are few straightforward happy endings in Tolkien - it isn't a "happy ever after" fairytale... for all the "fantasy" it is much more like our own world where also there are also few simplistic happy endings ... maybe this is why it is so beloved and those of us who read it as teenagers keep it close by decades later.... there aren't facile happy endings but there are compensations for grief, and parting and sacrifice ..... separation is supported by friendship, there is healing to be found and hope....and a kind of fulfilment. Gandalf was right - not all tears are an evil...... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-24-2004, 08:20 AM	#6
rutslegolas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In Elven Lands of India Posts: 533	well I too find the first few chapters really boring,but its a part of the book so read it and enjoy cause theirs nothing like reading Lord of The Rings again. __________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with the bull - The Phantom.

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08-24-2004, 12:12 PM	#7
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	Keep at it, is all I can say. The tedious beginning gets easier each time, and now I love it. Ring a dong dillo, and hooray for Tom Bombadil!