Lord of the Rings - Page 2

Albedo · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score 10-14-2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hiddencat13

Umm, trust me the book would be a huge turn off for most people. The book is like beyond advance reading and most people would be going: "OMG!" "LIES!!!!" "MY EYES!!!" "NUUUUU!!!!" "NOT MY EYES!!!!" "ANYTHING BUT MY EYES!!!!"

Most people suck apparently.

the level of reading for the books is something that everyone over the age of 16 should be able to handle.

Andross · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score 10-17-2009, 03:37 AM

ive read the books and they rock. the book of lost tales is good too, but there like short stories and they totally leave you hangin'. the books are better than the movies, but the movies are still fantastic.

Yuuenchi · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score 10-20-2009, 01:03 AM

Hello y'all.

Interestingly, even though they were published as separate vols, Tokein himself envisioned TLoTR not as a triology but as one work.

Incidentally, while commuting to and from work I've taking to playing recorded college-level leture series on various subjects. Each course is divided into 14 lectures with a covneneint time of around 30min per lecture. Just enough for one lecture per. I just finished one entitled 'From here to infinity: an exploration of science fiction literature" and am currently listening to "Rings, Swords, and Monsters: an exploration of fantasy literature". both by Prof. Michael Drout (apparently a Tolkein scholar at Wheaton College whose read TLoTR at leaset 40 times. The bulk of this lecture series is taken by, you guessed it J.R.R. Tolkein, particulary TLoTR, but also the whole backdrop of his scholarship and secondary world creation including the post-humously published Simarilion and History of Middle Earth.. Its amazing what Drout points out about Tolkein's themes and how they have shaped most of post-Tolkein 20th/21st century fantasy writing.

Andross · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score 10-20-2009, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Yuuenchi

Hello y'all.

Interestingly, even though they were published as separate vols, Tokein himself envisioned TLoTR not as a triology but as one work.

Incidentally, while commuting to and from work I've taking to playing recorded college-level leture series on various subjects. Each course is divided into 14 lectures with a covneneint time of around 30min per lecture. Just enough for one lecture per. I just finished one entitled 'From here to infinity: an exploration of science fiction literature" and am currently listening to "Rings, Swords, and Monsters: an exploration of fantasy literature". both by Prof. Michael Drout (apparently a Tolkein scholar at Wheaton College whose read TLoTR at leaset 40 times. The bulk of this lecture series is taken by, you guessed it J.R.R. Tolkein, particulary TLoTR, but also the whole backdrop of his scholarship and secondary world creation including the post-humously published Simarilion and History of Middle Earth.. Its amazing what Drout points out about Tolkein's themes and how they have shaped most of post-Tolkein 20th/21st century fantasy writing.

wow, thats intense. puts my post to shame...

incashenron · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score **Lotr -** 10-22-2009, 09:58 AM

I got hooked after I read The Hobbit in junior high. If you like these,checkout the stuff that Garth Nix writes!

lazarui · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score 10-22-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuuenchi

Hello y'all.

Interestingly, even though they were published as separate vols, Tokein himself envisioned TLoTR not as a triology but as one work.

Incidentally, while commuting to and from work I've taking to playing recorded college-level leture series on various subjects. Each course is divided into 14 lectures with a covneneint time of around 30min per lecture. Just enough for one lecture per. I just finished one entitled 'From here to infinity: an exploration of science fiction literature" and am currently listening to "Rings, Swords, and Monsters: an exploration of fantasy literature". both by Prof. Michael Drout (apparently a Tolkein scholar at Wheaton College whose read TLoTR at leaset 40 times. The bulk of this lecture series is taken by, you guessed it J.R.R. Tolkein, particulary TLoTR, but also the whole backdrop of his scholarship and secondary world creation including the post-humously published Simarilion and History of Middle Earth.. Its amazing what Drout points out about Tolkein's themes and how they have shaped most of post-Tolkein 20th/21st century fantasy writing.

I think about the same time the movies came out the put out the trilogy in one book... but I'd love to see the tome of all of the collected works together, it'd probably break my bookshelf(And wallet) but I'd definately love to have something like that. heh.

and I'd agree with Drout, he did shape the modern fantasy Genre, another of my favorite authors David Eddings even goes towards calling him "Poppa Tolkien" in some of his thank you sections in his books.

Wing_Zero01 · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score 10-22-2009, 08:24 PM

Hmm...maybe I should check out some of David Eddings' books then.

Neverarine · Not Ranked : +0 / -0 0 score 10-23-2009, 12:02 AM

david eddings is all right i have read like all of his books, even his ones that summerize his other books, they are pretty good, but all have like the exact same storyline so at about his fourth series i was kinda bored, try Tad Williams he is really good