Read it aloud? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 02-17-2002, 08:55 PM

When I was 8 my 16 year old brother introduced me to Tolkien by reading "Riddles in the Dark" to me. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] I was hooked.

Later when I taught high school I read the same chapter at the school's art show. I got a great response. "Ooooh I loved the way you did Gollum!" It was fun. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I'm in a writer's group where we read everything aloud. It reveals a lot about readability. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Makes me feel naked, too. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

My guess is you guys who don't like it have never heard it done well.

02-17-2002, 08:55 PM	#1
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	When I was 8 my 16 year old brother introduced me to Tolkien by reading "Riddles in the Dark" to me. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] I was hooked. Later when I taught high school I read the same chapter at the school's art show. I got a great response. "Ooooh I loved the way you did Gollum!" It was fun. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I'm in a writer's group where we read everything aloud. It reveals a lot about readability. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Makes me feel naked, too. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] My guess is you guys who don't like it have never heard it done well.