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Old 08-22-2009, 03:51 PM   #15
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I choose reading the books. I love reading in general, and if I actually read then I can mispronounce names and go as slow or as fast as I want. Also, I don't miss things when I read, and if I do, I can always go back a paragraph or whatever and read it again to catch what I miss. It is a hassle trying to rewind tapes or CDs to listen to something that you don't know where it is to begin with.

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Originally Posted by Nerwen View Post
Interesting. I have never heard a dramatisation of "Lord of the Rings", so I can't go from personal experience on that one. Generally, I've found adaptations of books create slight jarring, because the voices of the characters aren't the way I imagine them.
Me on the other hand cannot seem to read something that Frodo says anymore without hearing Ian Holm.
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