Simply Afraid

[haltred]

You got through it well done . The only way to get tyhrough the book is solid reading .It such a rich and c omplex book. for crying over either book or movie .
Well the ending of the movies , in fact of each of them is emotionally stressing .One almosts wishes you on the boat going west with Bilbo and Frodo.

[Morsul the Dark]

The movies didnt faze me much except Frodo sending Sam away

"You dont mean that" got to me I was like "Stupid Frodo! waaaaaaaaah

oh and when boromir is dieing not when hes shot not when he talks to aragorn its when he looks at merry and pippin then gets up and fights again...in fact"grabs tissue" ok give me a minute....


Ok anyway lets see still havent watched the trilogy I plan to do it today since my friends are going to work anyway....but yes good job on completing the book took me about 3 months which is a longtime for me to read a book then again it was a long book...is it out in large print?(Somehow I find largeprint moves along easier than small print)

[Isowen]

well done Elianna, congrats to you! Also, Morsul in the dark, you have been given great advice! Elianna, you could be a pshychiatrist, not that you need pshychiatary help Morsul in the dark, but you know what I mean, I'll stop typing now.

[Neferchoirwen]

Good job, Eliana!

I felt the same way, and I even gave myself a deadline that I sacrilegiously disobeyed. I felt bad about the fact that you had to finish it in a fast food place. I remember ending a gripping page turner that way. Oh well...

I still have yet to finish the Silm, and read LotR before the year ends. Keeping up with a personal tradition is all...

[Mithalwen]

There are few straightforward happy endings in Tolkien - it isn't a "happy ever after" fairytale... for all the "fantasy" it is much more like our own world where also there are also few simplistic happy endings ... maybe this is why it is so beloved and those of us who read it as teenagers keep it close by decades later.... there aren't facile happy endings but there are compensations for grief, and parting and sacrifice ..... separation is supported by friendship, there is healing to be found and hope....and a kind of fulfilment. Gandalf was right - not all tears are an evil......

[Saraphim]

anyone sc ared to commit 12 hours of their day to wath the trilogy?

I spent three days (almost) straight reading the book, so twelve hours watching the movies is paltry.

I'll be participating in the Golden Ring Marathon, so I've got to get my couch super-comfortable.

There are few straightforward happy endings in Tolkien

Indeed. Those who have yet to read the Silmarillion, beware of the Tale of the Children of Hurin. That one depresses me every time.

[Morsul the Dark]

Originally Posted by Saraphim

I spent three days (almost) straight reading the book, so twelve hours watching the movies is paltry.

Boromir impression: Then you did what I could not.

Anyone gott any tips for rereading the trilogy I keep starting get to Bombadil then say ah well I've read it once before... I must ask myself am I trully a Tolkien fan if I cant reread the book or watch the trilogy....No I am a tolkien fan just a lazy one