tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118442891303318734.post717524313156206658..comments2024-03-03T02:54:15.392-06:00Comments on GivingNSharing: JRR Tolkien: The Making of a LegendAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11389095466274228251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118442891303318734.post-85783286961245271362013-01-16T09:53:15.323-06:002013-01-16T09:53:15.323-06:00Good to know it's not just me! I'm still t...Good to know it's not just me! I'm still thinking it deserves a second chance from me one day :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118442891303318734.post-4940244069417544272013-01-15T23:36:39.813-06:002013-01-15T23:36:39.813-06:00@Christine - the LOTR's trilogy is very diffic...@Christine - the LOTR's trilogy is very difficult to read so don't feel bad if you can't get into them. I've been reading them yearly for the last 10 years (since the 1st movie came out) and I have to read them aloud the language is so very difficult for me to read. <br /><br />Tolkien really opened my eyes to high quality writing, the difference in the way books are written now vs the turn of the century (1900's) and today (post 1970's appr) and it's amazing how descriptive he was and how he built up a scene, the tension and the mood of the books - you don't see that much today at all.<br /><br />Try reading them aloud - my cat thinks I'm totally bonkers and she leaves the room - but still once I did that it helped tremendously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389095466274228251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118442891303318734.post-66088523950431315702013-01-15T20:02:51.701-06:002013-01-15T20:02:51.701-06:00The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of those seri...The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of those series I've always thought I should read, but just have not been able to get into. That just might be blasphemy in some circles, so I'm pretty sure I should give them another chance sometime! This sound like an interesting bio though. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.com