The Fellowship of the Ring Acquired!

[bunnyboo]

I decided on The Fellowship of the Ring for my next book. I've read it once before (last year, actually), and what I mostly remember are hobbit genealogy and history (my favorite), a lot of walking, the strangeness that is Tom Bombadil, and Samwise being the best character. (I love Sam. I have an embarrassing crush on him.)

I tried reading it in high school and then in college, but I bounced off both times. It wasn't until I saw the movie that I was able to actually sit down and understand what was going on. Tolkien is a very descriptive writer and has a clear understanding of his world and its history, but that can sometimes be to his detriment - at least for me.

Anyways, I'm excited to read through it again and write some posts for y'all!

Comments

[anirrationalseason]

Ironically, I DNF The Hobbit in grade school, but got through both FotR and TTT in high school, then lost my copy of RotK and never bothered to replace it. I remember skipping large chunks of narrative description. Then, ten years ago my husband and I watched all the Special Edition extended movies, and he got the full bookset (including The Silmarillion, woo!). I read a few chapters of FotR and forgot to come back to it. (I think my bookmark is still in it... #_#)

Anyway, the point of all this rambling is that it will be nice to vicariously relive the readings through you!

[bunnyboo]

Heh, thanks! :)