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⌈ Secret Post #3485 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Book Thread

[ketita]

I'm (finally) doing my LOTR reread. I'm about 3/4 of the way through Fellowship of the Ring.
The beginning is slow, but I don't mind it. I think that maybe part of it is that since I know things only really start at Rivendell, all the time spent getting there seems like filler. But it also does make sense in terms of narrative.
I'm also remembering how different the movies are from the books, in some places - Merry was kind of shortchanged, wasn't he? He's absolutely not the comic relief, even if he has lighthearted moments.
And there are some really touching moments, too. I especially liked how when Frodo discovered his friends' conspiracy to leave with him, he had this moment of shattered trust - because even if they were conspiring to help him, they had still been spying on him and all.
Some things, like actually showing Gandalf's interaction with Saruman, were well done in the movie. And I'm not surprised they shortened the council at Rivendell XD

Re: Book Thread

[herpymcderp]

I will be forever mad about taking Tom Bombadil out.

Re: Book Thread

[ketita]

Yeah, same.
I think the mistake with Tom Bombadil is seeing him as this silly guy frolicking around the country and being whimsical, and not understanding his place within the universe. Because I thought he was a very interesting example of this great power who is also limited, and how the concerns of different parts of the world didn't always mesh. Even if Tom Bombadil was an example of an ultimately benevolent and helpful power, he just couldn't help with the War of the Ring. It's also the hobbits' first taste of just how big the world outside the shire is.
I was kind of bummed we didn't get a little more about Goldberry, actually.

Re: Book Thread

[(Anonymous)]

I started rereading a few months ago too but had to stop around the time Frodo was stabbed. It is amazing how different the hobbits are and how much time passes - how Frodo sets up the whole retirement thing. It's also cool how dangerous the Shire is for him right away. Tolkien did a good job with the tension. I had forgotten so much of what actually happens. The movies really did change a ton.

Re: Book Thread

[(Anonymous)]

I'm listening to the 1981 BBC Radio dramatization. Last listened to it several years ago. I always thought it was good, but I'm currently bowled over by just how good it is. It misses out Tom Bombadil, but that's allowable, I suppose, considering how much trouble JRRT had fitting TB into the story. But the rest of it is just about perfect.