*blinks*

[butterfly]

I'm thinking of trying to read The Two Towers now that I've seen the movie. Some of my favorite bits are apparently also in the book, so I'm interested.

Still.

*sigh*

I like his ideas. I like his characters. I like his places.

I hate his writing.

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[jic]

I have never successfully waded through an entire one of his books. I just can't.

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I made it through the first chapter before falling asleep.

His book literally put me to sleep.

[keenai.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I hated trying to read FOTR. It was soooooooooooooo long and soooooooooooo boring.

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

It was a trial. And Tom Bombwhatever? Creeped me out so much. So glad he was cut from the movie.

[jmtorres.livejournal.com]

Dude, they're all really, *really* gay in the books. I decided on a reread, and started last night, and in the first seventy pages:

--Bilbo and Frodo are very unusual, being bachelors.
--Sam's Dad says all the Brandybucks are mighty queer. And Frodo's more'n half Brandybuck.
--The story of how Gollum gets the ring involves him pleading with his "best friend," Deagol: "My love, my love, give it to me..."
--They've run into wood-elves, whom Sam declares "very gay and very sad."
--A farmer in the south farthing of the Shire says (in ironic counterpoint to the Gaffer's comment about the Brandybucks) that all those hobbits up in Hoobiton--they're all queer.

I know it's just older usage, but I'm cracking up anyway. They're all *gaspgiggle* queer!

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Heh.

Yay!Gay!

I'll try reading some more tonight, after Firefly.

[jmtorres.livejournal.com]

Yay Firefly!

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

This has nothing to do with the topic, but I just wanted to say that every time that I use quicktime, I end up going back and rewatching your vid to Kryptonite.

It's just an amazing work of art.

So. Yes. Wanted to mention my love of it.

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[jmtorres.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Very much. *blush*

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. It's just so well made. And the first "kryptonite" with porny KS is great. And like you said when you made it, the song really fits Rhade.

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[jmtorres.livejournal.com]

And the first "kryptonite" with porny KS is great.

I'm never going to live that down. I blame jcalanthe.

*laughing* Thank you.

[luzmaria8.livejournal.com]

I'll be honest with you. If you try to read the books expecting the movie, you won't like them. If you go and read it as simply another version of a really good story, then you might love them. The movies and the books are classics in their own rights, but to me at least, they are two separate animals. It's like reading the Bible and expecting it to be like the "The Ten Commandments". Doesn't work.

It might help you if you read it in bits, or tackle a chapter at a time. I'm in my late twenties, and I'll admit it, I have trouble reading it in one go. But if you treat it like fine wine, the trilogy will grow on you.

You also might want to start with The Hobbit first. It's a lighter read and will help you get used to Tolkien's style. Just ah... Save the Simarillion for last. It's the hardest of his books to read.

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Good suggestion. I'll do my best to separate the two, although I doubt that Frodo will ever stop looking like Elijah to me now.

I have this respect for the books, since they're part of the reason some of my favorite books exist, but... yeah. Tolkien really managed to capture the 'history book' flavor to me.