Parts We Skip and Why - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Snowdog · 12-31-2012, 01:21 AM

I've read the trilogy over a dozen times through in the last 37 years. Sometimes I'd glaze over (wouldn't call it "skipping") the Tom Bombadil bit, and sometimes glaze over the Treebeard bits on some of the readings. That said, I started reading parts of Unfinished Tales during my readings. I will read Disaster on Gladden Fields before I start, and read the Fords of Isen when I get to that part of the book. It's funny that the first Tolkien book I read was The Hobbit in 1975, but never found it necessary to ever read it again.

Morsul the Dark · 12-31-2012, 06:48 AM

I've only read through twice... second time I skipped all the songs... I've tried rereading numerous times usually get through Two Towers before giving up though...

Don't get me wrong I LOVE Tlkien but he can be really really long winded sometimes...

Now the Hobbit on the other hand I've read at least 10 times

12-31-2012, 06:48 AM	#2
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	I've only read through twice... second time I skipped all the songs... I've tried rereading numerous times usually get through Two Towers before giving up though... Don't get me wrong I LOVE Tlkien but he can be really really long winded sometimes... Now the Hobbit on the other hand I've read at least 10 times __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

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12-31-2012, 01:21 AM	#1
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 671	I've read the trilogy over a dozen times through in the last 37 years. Sometimes I'd glaze over (wouldn't call it "skipping") the Tom Bombadil bit, and sometimes glaze over the Treebeard bits on some of the readings. That said, I started reading parts of Unfinished Tales during my readings. I will read Disaster on Gladden Fields before I start, and read the Fords of Isen when I get to that part of the book. It's funny that the first Tolkien book I read was The Hobbit in 1975, but never found it necessary to ever read it again.