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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-28-2011, 06:25 AM
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Posted By Galadriel
[QUOTE] Welcome to the Downs :) I...

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Welcome to the Downs :)



I do mourn the lack of dialogue, but then again, the book would cover five thousand pages or more if Tolkien had entertained that idea.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-07-2011, 07:56 AM
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Posted By Galadriel
Yes, the detail is one thing I really liked. I...

Yes, the detail is one thing I really liked. I wish he could have given us such a close up on Valinor. It's one place that's always intrigued me.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-02-2010, 12:33 AM
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Posted By Galadriel
Yes, that too :) I felt the elves were more...

Yes, that too :) I felt the elves were more 'human' in CoH. We never had such a close view of elves, except in LotR with Legolas and Galadriel.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-19-2010, 10:31 PM
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Posted By Galadriel
I suppose I wanted to know about the world as...

I suppose I wanted to know about the world as much as the history. Though Children of Húrin will remain the best 'history' bit for me :)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-19-2010, 10:30 PM
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Posted By Galadriel
That ought to be the proper way. Read Sil first,...

That ought to be the proper way. Read Sil first, I mean. But many people find it awfully dry if they don't like Tolkien (aka LotR and The Hobbit).
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-03-2010, 04:57 AM
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Posted By Galadriel
For me it was because I couldn't quite relate to...

For me it was because I couldn't quite relate to the characters well enough. There wasn't enough dialogue to make the characters seem 'human' enough. Add that to the slightly dry and less descriptive...
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