Its that time of year again
 

Now that schools out, I've been planning to lock myself in my room for a month or two and read LOTR. I'm going to start reading it every summer.

How many other people are planning on doing this?

I can't, you see i go to the summer semester as well as the rest. I will however hibernate with a book and a few games during the semster break. I hope it is long enough.

Can't see how this would tie into advanced discussions of Middle-earth. Moving to Novices & Newcomers...

I have already started reading it before school has gotten out (I get out on June 18th). But I have only gotten about 100 pages into FOTR because I have not had much time. I really need to re-read it though, I feel very ignorant anytime I go into the Books forum.
Don't lock yourself in your room though, go outside, find a nice chair and pour yourself a glass of lemonaide. That is the way to read LOTR during the summer [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

I see the summer as more of a time to spend as much of the day as is humanly possible on the internet and Barrow Downs. Expect to see a lot of me.

Having never read Lotr, I don't keep to a routine of sitting down and reading it once a year a la Christopher Lee. But it is a good suggestion. If I can find time perhaps I could read it this year.

You should read it. It really doesn't take that long. In the summer it only takes me a couple days since I'm pathetic and read for a couple hours at a time, but now that I've discovered this site I'll probably be on here more than reading.

Meela I am shocked! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]
You spend so much time on the B-D's and you have NEVER Read LOTR! I highly recommend you do, even my mother who never reads fantasy books is reading it right now. If she can do it, you can to.
Summer is the best of time to read books, you probably could get through LOTR and the Sil during this summer. Give it a chance!

At least try to read FOTR and TTT before ROTK comes out in December.

I will definately be reading it again for the thousandth time this summer, although i'll have to hide away when i do, my dads getting ****ed off that alll i do is read Tolkien instead of better Literature.
[img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]LOL [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I think this summer, as I have time, will be spent reading The Silm and Unfinished Tales again, since I've been reading LOTR through the school year. Hope you all have a great summer, in Tolkien and otherwise! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Peace

'Better literature'? I'm shocked! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] I think you've got pretty good taste. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Peace

I know, I know... I'm a disgrace [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] My non-Lotr fan mother has read Lotr before me!

But fear not... actually, fear- the obsession is still strong- I have read the Denethor parts of Rotk [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I'm starting to stack up my summer reading, not sure if LotR will be there. I've been finding of late (the last several months or so) that I've been dropping into the book and just reading one or two chapters. I've been doing the same thing with Unfinished Tales.

Reread The Simarilion recently and I am currently reading LotR at bed time along with my wife to our youngest son, though that is taking a long time.

It's fun stuff to reread, as you always find something new.

H.C.

[ May 23, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]

Yes it's definately the time of year to start reading...as i only have two classes right now...at 830am and 220pm [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] . Right now I'm trying to finish the Sil and then Unfinished Tales. Who knows after that? It's so nice to be back here....haven't been for months!

[ May 23, 2003: Message edited by: Elvenglass ]

I actually just reread LotR for the 11th time. I am currently reading.... dont get anoyed... harry potter. i ordered the new book in december and am rereading the forth. feel free to kill me now.

I won't kill you, Dakusha, you're already doing enough damage to yourself by reading those books... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

This summer I plan do do some classical reading. British literature: Milton, Beowulf, maybe a little Tolkien; and French: Hugo, Dumas... And in addition to that I'll be studying classical greek (a highlight) and running for the month of July. (perhaps I'll take on the walk to Rivendell after all...) I would also like to look a bit deeper in Roman and Anglo-Saxon times in the Brittish Isles.

Iarwain

That sounds wonderful. I think I'd like to delve into some of the northern myths that influenced LOTR. I've been reading some of his shorter works. I've fallen in love with "Leaf By Niggle." I also want to read more George MacDonald who's writing influenced both Tolkien and Lewis.

[ May 28, 2003: Message edited by: greyhavener ]

I forgot to add up there that I would also like to read some Irish mythology and maybe do some translation work in Latin literature. Maybe also read some Homer, or the Poem of the Cid.
Alright, before I get totally off-topic, I'd also like to pick up the shorter works of Tolkien, like Leaf By Niggle, and really read them 'in-depth.'
Now to find the time to do all this...maybe I'll have to use my air-time to get it all in. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Peace

Oh I also do something similar I just read LOTR every winter… [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]!! I love reading it in winter… Sitting by the fire place to get warm in the wee hours of the morning!!! Listening to the wood crackle in the fire place and the rain pouring on your roof… it really is so wonderful that it is indescribable! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Dumas??? Literature-Shmiterature! Dumas writes some kick-hiney, rip-snortin' yarns, and I love his stuff. Especially THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO!! (Birdie swishes mulberry branch through the air like it was a sword.)

(Sigh) I suppose you'll be reading it in the original French... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Yup! This time of year is really here and I have survived long enough to face it .
The summer is here , schools out but I do belive that this summer will not be so nice as the last one for I really miss my Melnis .....
But hay , I've found this site so maybe it will not be as bad as I thought . And I could finally finish reading Lord of the Rings [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] (I'm freakin' out to know what hapens in the end) .