Simply Afraid - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Arwen Evenstar · 08-24-2004, 04:48 PM

I agree with the Saucepan Man!

Go ahead and read it! Don`t be afraid to cry. We all do it. And as a very wise wizard once said:
"I will not say, do not weep. For not all tears are evil."

Gandalf the White

I`ve read them so many times, that my books were nearly ripped to shreads. So I went out and bought new ones. A week later, I was with my aunt at a yard sale (she hits every one in town) looking at a bunch of fantasy books, when the lady asked my brother and I if we liked Tolkien.

I whipped around so fast I think I scared her. "Apparently you do!" she said and gave me the trilogy for free. They`re one of the really old sets, so cool. So now I have 3 sets of the LotR series!

(Sorry, I get off topic really easily.)

Mad Baggins · 08-24-2004, 05:32 PM

Ah, go ahead and cry. I know I did and still do every time I finish reading RotK. But I also get a great sense of relief because Sam and Frodo's tedious journey is finally over and their hard work was not in vain. So...the end of the book is a sort of reward.

rutslegolas · 09-03-2004, 12:09 AM

Well I can't understand why all of you guys are simply afraid of completing Lotr ,I mean whast the point in reading a book if you simply are afraid of finishing it.
( Please dont get me wrong but I think its kind of childish).

Isowen · 09-03-2004, 11:52 AM

rustlegolas, have you even read this thread!?! we are not ALL afraid of reading the end of Rotk! most of us were giving Elianna advice on what she could do as she was the one afraid!! no offence to a fellow barrow-downer but I think what you said is a little bit harsh. Sorry but I don't think anyone else likes to be called childish. just thought I should put this in there. but back to the point............

Encaitare · 09-03-2004, 11:59 AM

I wasn't afraid to finish ... actually I was rabid to finish and find out the ending, but that's besides the point! What I think people like Elianna feel is that they almost are afraid that they won't like the ending (because nothing spoils an otherwise great story more than a lousy ending) or simply don't want their time in Middle-earth to end.

Elianna · 09-03-2004, 05:33 PM

Exactly Encaitare!

I didn't want the story (and therefore my time in Middle-earth) to end. And I didn't want Frodo or the Keepers of the Three to leave. I still wish they didn't have to leave. But as for the story...it "goes ever, ever on" and "ever on and on", right?

Mad Baggins: Not in vain? But wasn't it all in vain for Frodo since he had to leave, couldn't "pick up the threads of an old life"?

Ah, don't listen to me. I'm just a bit depressed. I'll go cheer myself up.

elfearz1 · 09-03-2004, 06:16 PM

It's an amazing book, I suggest you finish it! It's simply wonderful. Don't feel ashamed to cry. I cried many times while reading the books and that's saying a lot considering I've never cried during any book or movie.

08-24-2004, 05:32 PM	#2
Mad Baggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A place where after thunder golden showers come falling like a rain of flowers. Posts: 371	Ah, go ahead and cry. I know I did and still do every time I finish reading RotK. But I also get a great sense of relief because Sam and Frodo's tedious journey is finally over and their hard work was not in vain. So...the end of the book is a sort of reward. __________________ I like buying snacks from a vending machine because food is better when it falls. Sometimes at the grocery, I'll drop a candy bar so that it will achieve its maximum flavor potential.

09-03-2004, 12:09 AM	#3
rutslegolas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In Elven Lands of India Posts: 533	Well I can't understand why all of you guys are simply afraid of completing Lotr ,I mean whast the point in reading a book if you simply are afraid of finishing it. ( Please dont get me wrong but I think its kind of childish). __________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with the bull - The Phantom.

09-03-2004, 11:52 AM	#4
Isowen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The blackened depths Posts: 86	rustlegolas, have you even read this thread!?! we are not ALL afraid of reading the end of Rotk! most of us were giving Elianna advice on what she could do as she was the one afraid!! no offence to a fellow barrow-downer but I think what you said is a little bit harsh. Sorry but I don't think anyone else likes to be called childish. just thought I should put this in there. but back to the point............ __________________ I hope Butterbur sends this promptly. A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber -room: Thing wanted always burried, If he forgets, I shall roast him.

09-03-2004, 05:33 PM	#6
Elianna Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ad finem itineris Posts: 384	Exactly Encaitare! I didn't want the story (and therefore my time in Middle-earth) to end. And I didn't want Frodo or the Keepers of the Three to leave. I still wish they didn't have to leave. But as for the story...it "goes ever, ever on" and "ever on and on", right? Mad Baggins: Not in vain? But wasn't it all in vain for Frodo since he had to leave, couldn't "pick up the threads of an old life"? Ah, don't listen to me. I'm just a bit depressed. I'll go cheer myself up. __________________ Enyale cuilenya, ú-enyale mandenya.

09-03-2004, 06:16 PM	#7
elfearz1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 259	It's an amazing book, I suggest you finish it! It's simply wonderful. Don't feel ashamed to cry. I cried many times while reading the books and that's saying a lot considering I've never cried during any book or movie. __________________ I didn't eat Merry, i just ate his waistcoat!-Horse maidens dream 915/920 miles. On my way to Lothlorien! ^^Elfearz^^

08-24-2004, 04:48 PM	#1
Arwen Evenstar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 131	I agree with the Saucepan Man! Go ahead and read it! Don`t be afraid to cry. We all do it. And as a very wise wizard once said: "I will not say, do not weep. For not all tears are evil." Gandalf the White I`ve read them so many times, that my books were nearly ripped to shreads. So I went out and bought new ones. A week later, I was with my aunt at a yard sale (she hits every one in town) looking at a bunch of fantasy books, when the lady asked my brother and I if we liked Tolkien. I whipped around so fast I think I scared her. "Apparently you do!" she said and gave me the trilogy for free. They`re one of the really old sets, so cool. So now I have 3 sets of the LotR series! (Sorry, I get off topic really easily.)

09-03-2004, 11:59 AM	#5
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	I wasn't afraid to finish ... actually I was rabid to finish and find out the ending, but that's besides the point! What I think people like Elianna feel is that they almost are afraid that they won't like the ending (because nothing spoils an otherwise great story more than a lousy ending) or simply don't want their time in Middle-earth to end.