saddest part in book - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

doug*platypus · 01-14-2003, 06:33 AM

The Grey Havens just tears me to pieces whenever I have read it. Even just thinking about it is so sad, although at the same time you have to feel happy for everyone sailing to the Undying Lands, especially I think for Galadriel and Elrond. It is the departure of some of the greatest characters I came to love throughout the book (and The Hobbit) - Frodo, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and the thought of Merry, Pippin and Sam riding home depressed after that is almost more than I can take.

Plus it's the end of the book, which always hurts. Sam's "Well, I'm back" does wonders for making me feel better, though.

01-14-2003, 06:33 AM	#7
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	The Grey Havens just tears me to pieces whenever I have read it. Even just thinking about it is so sad, although at the same time you have to feel happy for everyone sailing to the Undying Lands, especially I think for Galadriel and Elrond. It is the departure of some of the greatest characters I came to love throughout the book (and The Hobbit) - Frodo, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and the thought of Merry, Pippin and Sam riding home depressed after that is almost more than I can take. Plus it's the end of the book, which always hurts. Sam's "Well, I'm back" does wonders for making me feel better, though. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.

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