BarbaraN wrote:
dianaprince wrote:
According to your chart, I am only a Tolkien Reader.I have had plenty of experience in Tolkien-related subjects such as Latin, mythology, folklore and fantasy/sci-fi writing, however, so what does that make me then??? Am I still only a Tolkien reader??
Hmmm Pansy Bumbleroot (I like that name), maybe we need another category.How about a "Tolkien Student". Or maybe a "Tolkien Student with Specialization Studies". Fanuidhol pointed out the need for the category "Tolkien Fan." Maybe that could be our catch-all category for those that are hard to categorized. Or you can define yourself as "Huge Fan of The Hobbit!"
We range from people who are first-time readers to those who have been reading Tolkien and studying his work for decades. There is a place for everyone here, though those who are new to Tolkien are going to approach his body of work a bit differently than those who have been studying his works for a long time. It should be an interesting mix. I feel "fanatic" creeping up on me. I've been pricing "Sting!"
The title "Huge Fan of the Hobbit" is fine with me!!!
"Pansy Bumbleroot" is also a good name... I think I'll add that to my signature. Thanks for finding my hobbit name, BarbaraN!!!By the way, did you mean Sting by the actual sword, or the toy Sting sword which was manufactured when the first LOTR movie came out??
oldBPL, I'm moving your general Tolkien discussions over to the Prancing Pony, a good place for a bit of a chat over a mug of your favorite beverage.
oldBPLstackdenizen wrote:
The idea of having it be a serialized format sounds intruiging, also- I also remember reading, many years ago, a comment by a Tolkien "fan"- who said the way she had heard the story was when she got together with her brother and sister { I think it was } and they read the books together- one chapter a week- on, say, Friday night... so they could have time { all through the next week } to savor the chapter they had just finished and also to anticipate what suprises might be in store in the upcoming chapter...
After I heard this, I thought: "I wish I could have done it that way"...as I had already gobbled down the books with such a greedy apetite...
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oldBPL, you do get me thinking about things. I also like the idea of of the chapter by chapter discussion and relishing the books for the first time myself. Once a week would be too long for me since I would be anxious to move on a bit faster. After all we are not all as young as we used to be.
With the Hobbit that would be 81 weeks!
It has been sometime since I read the books and then only once so this time through is almost a first time for me. What I am discovering is that each time through can be a first time because with Tolkien you are always unearthing new information and then as you reread the books they evolve into deeper and more meaningful stories. With the group interaction I think we will be seeing many viewpoints that we never thought of that will open up new facets of the books and we will be truly be discovering them again for the first time. I am already discovering that in my second, but somewhat rushed, and superficial reading of the Fellowship right now. I wanted to see how it compared to the movie, and discovered it was a similar tale but told differently. Seeing the differences and thinking about them caused me to see both the books and the movie in a different way then my first times through each. Now I am appreciating the uniqueness and the artistry of each of the works.
This is definitely so with the Hobbit. Already I am appreciating Tolkien's use of language a lot more than I did the first time through. The sly way he phrases things but with a deeper serious meaning. His foreshadowing of events to come. The way he fits seemingly small events into larger ones and ties all his strings together. His love of poetry and how he incorporates the poems into the advancement and telling of the story. I hate to admit this but I skipped most of the poetry the first time through. Now I am relishing it. There are whole stories within the poems and songs and all sorts of facts and ideas that pertain to the story as a whole.
See I can ramble on also, oldBPL!
oldBPLstackdenizen wrote:
The idea of having it be a serialized format sounds intruiging, also- I also remember reading, many years ago, a comment by a Tolkien "fan"- who said the way she had heard the story was when she got together with her brother and sister { I think it was } and they read the books together- one chapter a week- on, say, Friday night... so they could have time { all through the next week } to savor the chapter they had just finished and also to anticipate what suprises might be in store in the upcoming chapter...
After I heard this, I thought: "I wish I could have done it that way"...as I had already gobbled down the books with such a greedy apetite...
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oldBPL, you do get me thinking about things. I also like the idea of of the chapter by chapter discussion and relishing the books for the first time myself. Once a week would be too long for me since I would be anxious to move on a bit faster. After all we are not all as young as we used to be.
With the Hobbit that would be 81 weeks!It has been sometime since I read the books and then only once so this time through is almost a first time for me. What I am discovering is that each time through can be a first time because with Tolkien you are always unearthing new information and then as you reread the books they evolve into deeper and more meaningful stories. With the group interaction I think we will be seeing many viewpoints that we never thought of that will open up new facets of the books and we will be truly be discovering them again for the first time. I am already discovering that in my second, but somewhat rushed, and superficial reading of the Fellowship right now. I wanted to see how it compared to the movie, and discovered it was a similar tale but told differently. Seeing the differences and thinking about them caused me to see both the books and the movie in a different way then my first times through each. Now I am appreciating the uniqueness and the artistry of each of the works.
This is definitely so with the Hobbit. Already I am appreciating Tolkien's use of language a lot more than I did the first time through. The sly way he phrases things but with a deeper serious meaning. His foreshadowing of events to come. The way he fits seemingly small events into larger ones and ties all his strings together. His love of poetry and how he incorporates the poems into the advancement and telling of the story. I hate to admit this but I skipped most of the poetry the first time through. Now I am relishing it. There are whole stories within the poems and songs and all sorts of facts and ideas that pertain to the story as a whole.
See I can ramble on also, oldBPL!
Well, after my last trip to B&N I didn't find the annotated version of the Hobbit so I broke down and ordered it, lol it didn't take to much arm twisting. Anyway it just arrived in the mail in really good condition. I don't think anyone at the store it came from even opened it at all as the binding is really tight. Only wear mark is on a corner on the jacket. What a great buy for $5! I haven't had much time to look at it yet but since our discussion starts tomorrow I better start doing a lot of reading!
Now that I am older I am finding I get way too relaxed or something while I read as I end up falling asleep so easily and quickly even during the best part of books
I can say though since having my daughter I have read so many new and interesting stories that I didn't as a kid that it has helped bring the drive of reading books to/for myself again!
love4books
Now that I am older I am finding I get way too relaxed or something while I read as I end up falling asleep so easily and quickly even during the best part of books
I can say though since having my daughter I have read so many new and interesting stories that I didn't as a kid that it has helped bring the drive of reading books to/for myself again!
love4books
oldBPLstackdenizen wrote:
Post-Script: I'm thinking of adding my own "Hobbit Name" to these letters, now..
I'm considering "Ardo Whortleberry of Hobottle" I guess anybody can tell me what they think of that one...I had toyed with using a "real" name from the books { "Radagast The Brown" } but I thought maybe my own invented name might be better...
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A good idea Ardo. I like it. Our esteem leader (and some others) doesn't like his name -- Pimple Knotwise of Michel Delving. So Paul we will allow you to chose your own name. You can make it up or chose a character.
Post-Script: I'm thinking of adding my own "Hobbit Name" to these letters, now..
I'm considering "Ardo Whortleberry of Hobottle" I guess anybody can tell me what they think of that one...I had toyed with using a "real" name from the books { "Radagast The Brown" } but I thought maybe my own invented name might be better...
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A good idea Ardo. I like it. Our esteem leader (and some others) doesn't like his name -- Pimple Knotwise of Michel Delving.
So Paul we will allow you to chose your own name. You can make it up or chose a character.
love4books wrote:
Well, after my last trip to B&N I didn't find the annotated version of the Hobbit so I broke down and ordered it, lol it didn't take to much arm twisting. Anyway it just arrived in the mail in really good condition. I don't think anyone at the store it came from even opened it at all as the binding is really tight. Only wear mark is on a corner on the jacket. What a great buy for $5! I haven't had much time to look at it yet but since our discussion starts tomorrow I better start doing a lot of reading!
Now that I am older I am finding I get way too relaxed or something while I read as I end up falling asleep so easily and quickly even during the best part of books
I can say though since having my daughter I have read so many new and interesting stories that I didn't as a kid that it has helped bring the drive of reading books to/for myself again!
love4books
I'm glad you were able to get the Annotated Hobbit. They must be running very low. Too bad because it is such a nice book. I think it is worth it just to look at the illustrations made by Tolkien himself and other artists. Most are in black & white (though there are some in color) and The Annotated Hobbit references the book, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, where they are in color. I liked the illustrations enough that I am going to order the Artist book. Hmmm, my linear feet of Tolkien books is getting longer everyday!
I'm really liking this Tolkien bookclub! I'm so glad all of you are part of it. Everytime I login I find out something new.
I also wanted to tell you all something funny
I always use the same name online, lmpmn, and I can't tell you how many people think it's impmn! Not that it matters, I just think it's so funny--like it's imp man or something! It's actually l for Laura which is my first name. However, it's still better than Pimple Knotwise of Michel Delving!
I wanted to share what a great deal I got on books from B&N online in their bargain spot. I bought 10 books, all hardcover except one, for only $56.32. I couldn't believe it! Some of them were fairly new releases too, like The Widow of the South and The Doctor's Wife and The Historian. I also got a beautiful copy of the complete Sherlock Holmes, bound in leather with gold-edged pages (I forget what that's called) for $9.99. Several of the copies were only $3.99. You can't find a better deal than that for a hardcover. Plus free shipping--I don't buy online unless I can get that!
I also wanted to tell you all something funny
I always use the same name online, lmpmn, and I can't tell you how many people think it's impmn! Not that it matters, I just think it's so funny--like it's imp man or something! It's actually l for Laura which is my first name. However, it's still better than Pimple Knotwise of Michel Delving! I wanted to share what a great deal I got on books from B&N online in their bargain spot. I bought 10 books, all hardcover except one, for only $56.32. I couldn't believe it! Some of them were fairly new releases too, like The Widow of the South and The Doctor's Wife and The Historian. I also got a beautiful copy of the complete Sherlock Holmes, bound in leather with gold-edged pages (I forget what that's called) for $9.99. Several of the copies were only $3.99. You can't find a better deal than that for a hardcover. Plus free shipping--I don't buy online unless I can get that!
lmpmn wrote:
I'm really liking this Tolkien bookclub! I'm so glad all of you are part of it. Everytime I login I find out something new.
I also wanted to tell you all something funny
I wanted to share what a great deal I got on books from B&N online in their bargain spot. I bought 10 books, all hardcover except one, for only $56.32. I couldn't believe it! Some of them were fairly new releases too, like The Widow of the South and The Doctor's Wife and The Historian. I also got a beautiful copy of the complete Sherlock Holmes, bound in leather with gold-edged pages (I forget what that's called) for $9.99. Several of the copies were only $3.99. You can't find a better deal than that for a hardcover. Plus free shipping--I don't buy online unless I can get that!
I think I have been using impmn as well. I didn't even notice it. So instead of calling you Imp I will try to remember Laura from now on!
You did get a good deal on books. It is amazing what you can pick up on the bargain "table." I too find I'm always buy more than I need to get that free shipping! I'm sure there is some logic in my head
oldBPLstackdenizen wrote:
Yes, I think my "Hobbit Name" choice will serve its purposes nicely- you may probably have noticed that I have been signing it to some of my other posts already...
I wanted to toss in something else again, which came to mind when I was sending in my thoughts about "The Unexpected Party"... I was about nine years old when I first read "The Hobbit"- and I guess I didn't always understand the meaning of all the words I might read...
[ occaisonally, when I was a little older, I might look up a word in the Dictionary, but mainly, I would just gather a word's meaning from its context ]
Anyway, when I read that sentence in that first chapter that goes something like:
"Bilbo stuck his fingers inside his braces, and blew out a smoke-ring..." I could only picture those orthodontic appliances called "braces"- and even though it struck me as being odd, in the context of the story, I had the somewhat ludicrous picture in my mind of Bilbo having "braces" on his teeth... It was much later that I finally realized that "braces" was the British term for what we refer to as "suspenders"...
[ I think I also had a similar problem when "the fender" of Bilbo's fireplace was mentioned...I think I knew that it couldn't really be an automobile "fender"- but in my young, less "formed and set" mind, I couldn't help picturing something like a car fender in association with that passage ...although, I think I still had an "inkling" that that word might have a different meaning than the one I was accustomed to... Something to do with fireplaces, at any rate... ]
Once Again, At Your Service, Ardo Whortleberry of Hobottle...
Anyway, when I read that sentence in that first chapter that goes something like:
"Bilbo stuck his fingers inside his braces, and blew out a smoke-ring..." I could only picture those orthodontic appliances called "braces"- and even though it struck me as being odd, in the context of the story, I had the somewhat ludicrous picture in my mind of Bilbo having "braces" on his teeth... It was much later that I finally realized that "braces" was the British term for what we refer to as "suspenders"...
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I had the same association when I first read this.
