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12-04-2005, 08:57 AM

reading is not so eays 4 me but lotr has a ncie name so i read it cos it was nice and it was intresting with the gold writting and the nice elfins and i did not know all the anmes but i tried to read the sindarinn langage but it was too hard so i tried to learn the qenya langage but it was not the best. so lotr has helped me find out what langage is best.

Himilsillion · 12-04-2005, 11:31 AM

Before reading LoTR I was really just reading a lot of Science Fiction novels. Since I have read LoTR I have started to read more fantasty and just plain more general fiction. It has really opened my eyes up to some great literately pieces I was really missing out on.

Dimturiel · 12-04-2005, 12:28 PM

I was 13 when I first read LOTR and before reading it I was mostly into adventure books that had teenagers as characters. I first read it very quickly and mostly just for the plot, although I have to admit that I felt very attracted to the characters too. Now I read it twice a year, at Christmas and in the summer holidays. As I read a lot of books-more than three a month- rereading LOTR is for me like stopping in a familiar place to rest and to gather my strenght before venturing into the unknown again. I like the characters also and I learn a lot fom them, especially from Aragorn and Gandalf. And I think that I will continue reading it at least once a year for a long time, if not all my life, because whenever I read it I discover new things, and after reading it I feel wiser and ready to face the real world again.

Salacia Deloresista · 02-23-2006, 11:29 AM

My mom read The Hobbit to me when I was 5 or so, before I could read properly on my own. I read the Lord of the Rings trilogy when I was 11. Since then, I've read them many, many times, but in the last few years have slacked off a bit. In the beginning, they were just stories. Really awesome stories, but I'd do things like skip the songs to get to the next piece of plot line or description.

Not anymore.

I can't bear to write in my beautiful books. The ones I first started reading were some insanly old editions that my mom read when she was younger. I recently recieved my own set as a present from a friend, and as soon as my books and I are reunited, they will be filled with lovingly placed highlights and underlines and notes. I also have a huge number of notebooks where I copy out quotes that I like, and things like the elvish and dwarvish rune system from the apencices. They're not so much books for me anymore, but lifestyle guides, more important than any vogue or cosmogirl ever could be.

12-04-2005, 11:31 AM	#2
Himilsillion Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In Sweet Home Chicago Posts: 30	Before reading LoTR I was really just reading a lot of Science Fiction novels. Since I have read LoTR I have started to read more fantasty and just plain more general fiction. It has really opened my eyes up to some great literately pieces I was really missing out on. __________________ Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago. We got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes; it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Jake: Hit it!

12-04-2005, 12:28 PM	#3
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	I was 13 when I first read LOTR and before reading it I was mostly into adventure books that had teenagers as characters. I first read it very quickly and mostly just for the plot, although I have to admit that I felt very attracted to the characters too. Now I read it twice a year, at Christmas and in the summer holidays. As I read a lot of books-more than three a month- rereading LOTR is for me like stopping in a familiar place to rest and to gather my strenght before venturing into the unknown again. I like the characters also and I learn a lot fom them, especially from Aragorn and Gandalf. And I think that I will continue reading it at least once a year for a long time, if not all my life, because whenever I read it I discover new things, and after reading it I feel wiser and ready to face the real world again. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

02-23-2006, 11:29 AM	#4
Salacia Deloresista Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a state of confusion Posts: 22	My mom read The Hobbit to me when I was 5 or so, before I could read properly on my own. I read the Lord of the Rings trilogy when I was 11. Since then, I've read them many, many times, but in the last few years have slacked off a bit. In the beginning, they were just stories. Really awesome stories, but I'd do things like skip the songs to get to the next piece of plot line or description. Not anymore. I can't bear to write in my beautiful books. The ones I first started reading were some insanly old editions that my mom read when she was younger. I recently recieved my own set as a present from a friend, and as soon as my books and I are reunited, they will be filled with lovingly placed highlights and underlines and notes. I also have a huge number of notebooks where I copy out quotes that I like, and things like the elvish and dwarvish rune system from the apencices. They're not so much books for me anymore, but lifestyle guides, more important than any vogue or cosmogirl ever could be. __________________ Some may carve through wood and stone to find a thing of beauty, while some may chase their cause around the world for love or duty

12-04-2005, 08:57 AM	#1
fairychick101 Guest Posts: n/a	reading is not so eays 4 me but lotr has a ncie name so i read it cos it was nice and it was intresting with the gold writting and the nice elfins and i did not know all the anmes but i tried to read the sindarinn langage but it was too hard so i tried to learn the qenya langage but it was not the best. so lotr has helped me find out what langage is best.