tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post6389531427174409269..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-18896209196676668282015-09-18T15:10:21.101-05:002015-09-18T15:10:21.101-05:00Middle-Earth is a *very* well thought out world th...Middle-Earth is a *very* well thought out world that holds together beautifully. It's an amazing body of work and deserves its classic status - but it is a bit boring in places [grin].<br /><br />Watched the first two Hobbit movies and was so turned off by the whole thing I really couldn't face the third one! Very self indulgent and honestly Peter Jackson should be ashamed of himself.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-6643427498134572572015-09-18T13:13:02.088-05:002015-09-18T13:13:02.088-05:00I think you have to be a hard-core LOTR fan to sit...I think you have to be a hard-core LOTR fan to sit through all of the Hobbit films. I remember sitting through the first one -- for two hours, I think -- and the film closing on him *just* spotting the mountain. And they made two movies after that!<br /><br />I read "The Two Towers" in high school (why that one and not the first, I have no idea) and didn't understand a thing. Now I've read the first novel and understand...a little more.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-15192253521117760032015-09-18T11:30:21.587-05:002015-09-18T11:30:21.587-05:00I first read the trilogy (in one massive volume) i...I first read the trilogy (in one massive volume) in my late teens. I then read it again (unusually for me) in a posh 3 book box-set with each book being read following each film. I enjoyed it/them the 2nd time for probably different (more mature?) reasons than the 1st but parts of it did irritate me with their tedium (which thankfully Peter Jackson edited out of the movies - though I think he might have edited them *in* to the Hobbit films!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-46825938595028321192015-09-17T17:53:19.420-05:002015-09-17T17:53:19.420-05:00They've done four movies so far. I've not ...They've done four movies so far. I've not watched any of them yet, but plan to see at least the first one to get an idea for their quality. <br /> <br /><br />I've also been sticking my nose into LOTR's The Two Towers this week...it's much more grueling! Have you read that trilogy? Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-52343064822671193322015-09-17T17:34:13.095-05:002015-09-17T17:34:13.095-05:00I was lent a copy of Mere Christianity by a Christ...I was lent a copy of Mere Christianity by a Christian at work in an attempt to convert me - FAIL. After 30-40 pages I gave him it back as unreadable. Saw the first two movies (they haven't made any more have they?) wasn't overly impressed. No great desire to read the Narnia books though I do remember enjoying the BBC series....CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-4298136508797890142015-09-17T16:54:30.931-05:002015-09-17T16:54:30.931-05:00Heh, yes. A week ago I decided to reread "The...Heh, yes. A week ago I decided to reread "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" as part of the challenge, and then figured -- "Eh, why not see what one of the other books are like?" They're quick reads...it's a bit like that summer I read through the entire Series of Unfortunate Events while babysitting -- I didn't intend to get hooked, it just happened. <br /><br />(Also, my nonfiction attempts keep stalling..including a book on downtown that's mostly about zoning laws so far, and an old science book by Asimov that just isn't sparking despite being BY ASIMOV and about ASTRONOMY. I figured it was a can't-miss...)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-68974362538599222832015-09-17T16:32:14.415-05:002015-09-17T16:32:14.415-05:00That's a LOT of Lewis!That's a LOT of Lewis!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com