Tolkien

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 29 Jun 2011, 19:58

What can be said about Tolkien? He was one of a kind.

Va_treehugger · Post by **Va_treehugger** » 24 Feb 2012, 02:11

Thought I should dust this thread off. Yay The Hobbit is coming out this December! Am going to have to reread it before the movie.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 24 Feb 2012, 20:09

Thats one I want to see.

RuqeeD · Post by **RuqeeD** » 25 Feb 2012, 13:06

Me too! It'll be playing on IMAX here so double the viewing pleasure.

Cassandra · Post by **Cassandra** » 25 Feb 2012, 13:13

I've always thought that Tolkien was overrated. Lord of the Rings is the only book that has ever literally put me to sleep. I'm so glad Peter Jackson made his movies because I find them extremely lovely to watch. He also added a lot in terms of character development and making characters (most notably Gandalf and Aragorn) a lot more likeable than I found them in the books, where I admit, I couldn't stand either of the two.

The one I liked most was Silmarillion, even though it read a lot like the Nordic and Germanic mythology books I used to read as a kid. Tolkien's really unoriginal that way.

Leonardo Noto · Post by **Leonardo Noto** » 25 Feb 2012, 15:05

I respectfully disagree. I think that The Lord of the Rings is one of the most creative works ever penned and I still find it as enjoyable a read today as it was when I first read it as a child. The thing that I like most about the movies is that they are (mostly) true to the books; I also agree that Peter Jackson is an excellent director and that without him the films probably wouldn't have been nearly as good. The Hobbit is also one of my favorites, but I hope that in the process of making such a short book into two movies that the movies don't become slow.

Leonardo Noto

ClarityJules · Post by **ClarityJules** » 25 Feb 2012, 15:31

Definitely a fan. The Hobbit is what really got me into reading in the first place. I don't mind long descriptive meandering styles either. I spent all week reading LOTR, every spare moment I wasn't in class and well into the night under my blanket with a torch until my parents would yell at me (LOL). I was dog tired during that week, but just couldn't stop myself. I also loved Gandalf; when I thought he died it was just tragic. I don't know how I coped.

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 25 Feb 2012, 19:57

I first read Fellowship in 1967, I was looking for something to read while my wife was in the hospital having our first boy. I was hooked after that, there was an order form in the back of the book to send off for the other two so I ordered them. Even back then I would have liked to have seen them made into a movie. Ive read them several times over the years, they have never lost their magic.

Freyia · Post by **Freyia** » 09 Jun 2012, 12:06

The Professor was one of a great writer. Really great.

Hourglass · Post by **Hourglass** » 09 Jun 2012, 17:43

I thoroughly enjoy reading LOTR. I love the world he created.

Sveta · Post by **Sveta** » 08 Sep 2013, 21:27

I honestly don't like Tolkien. I tried to like him, but I guess it faded as I grew up.

EGilbert · Post by **EGilbert** » 09 Sep 2013, 00:15

It's honestly been too long for be to have an opinion on his fiction, but I just finished Tree and Leaf by Tolkien. The essay portion - which is most of it - truly reveals how devoted and passionate about his stories. I gained a giant respect for him after that, even though I tend to shy away from the fantasy genre.

-- 09 Sep 2013, 01:15 --

It's honestly been too long for be to have an opinion on his fiction, but I just finished Tree and Leaf by Tolkien. The essay portion - which is most of it - truly reveals how devoted and passionate about his stories. I gained a giant respect for him after that, even though I tend to shy away from the fantasy genre.

-- 09 Sep 2013, 01:15 --

It's honestly been too long for be to have an opinion on his fiction, but I just finished Tree and Leaf by Tolkien. The essay portion - which is most of it - truly reveals how devoted and passionate about his stories. I gained a giant respect for him after that, even though I tend to shy away from the fantasy genre.

Misaela · Post by **Misaela** » 09 Sep 2013, 04:31

I love his writing style. I don't feel like it was someone in the 1930s writing about a so-called Middle Earth. It actually feels like someone from there is giving us glimpses into his world. It's amazing.