Cheerios4u98 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 I love The Hobbit book but didn't like The Hobbit movies. I love the LOTR movies but I couldn't get past the first part of the first book. Never even got out of the shire when I tried reading it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Cheerios4u98 said: I love The Hobbit book but didn't like The Hobbit movies. I love the LOTR movies but I couldn't get past the first part of the first book. Never even got out of the shire when I tried reading it lol Fellowship the book is a slow start. It seriously feels like it takes forever for them to get to Bree especially with all the stuff that isn’t in the movies like Bombadil. I still love it though. Tolkien just describes everything so well. Once you reach Bree everything picks up. You should give it another go! Fellowship the movie is so damn good too. That first hour in the shire is just so damn comfy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Russel Coight said: Fellowship the book is a slow start. It seriously feels like it takes forever for them to get to Bree especially with all the stuff that isn’t in the movies like Bombadil. I still love it though. Tolkien just describes everything so well. Once you reach Bree everything picks up. You should give it another go! Fellowship the movie is so damn good too. That first hour in the shire is just so damn comfy. Return of the King is one of the best movies ever made imo. Really the whole trilogy, but especially the third movie. My brain isn't really letting me read books right now but I assume one day I'll give the books another go. Maybe I'll read The Hobbit first to hype myself up haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Cheerios4u98 said: Return of the King is one of the best movies ever made imo. Really the whole trilogy, but especially the third movie. My brain isn't really letting me read books right now but I assume one day I'll give the books another go. Maybe I'll read The Hobbit first to hype myself up haha. I’ve still never read the hobbit. Might see if I can pick it up somewhere this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerios4u98 Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 Just now, Russel Coight said: I’ve still never read the hobbit. Might see if I can pick it up somewhere this weekend. I don't know if it's actually great or if I just love it because of the childhood memories associated with it. It's definitely a much easier read than LOTR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Russel Coight said: You're dead to me. They're my wife's favorite movies and I've sat through them several times ... including, a few months ago, the extended versions ... all 11 hours of it. I'd do the same for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Speedo said: They're my wife's favorite movies and I've sat through them several times ... including, a few months ago, the extended versions ... all 11 hours of it. I'd do the same for you. They’re my favourite too. Extended is the right way to go. I like your wife more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted August 26, 2020 Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, Russel Coight said: They’re my favourite too. Extended is the right way to go. I like your wife more and more. You can have her but you gotta take at least one of the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted August 27, 2020 Report Share Posted August 27, 2020 I should be finishing up Congo today, I'm not sure what audio book to start next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted August 28, 2020 Report Share Posted August 28, 2020 Edit: The collection I found was a crock of shit, back to fucking LotR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 I started Zinn's The People's History of the United States tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 On 12/29/2017 at 6:02 PM, Speedo said: I just ordered At Dawn We Slept and Ordinary Men. I'm building my reading list for the next year ... Slowly. I just started Ordinary Men last night, I definitely recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Spotify has some really great playlists set up for readers, if anyone you are into that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 @Ghent it seems like you like sci-fi fantasy type stuff. If you get the chance give Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky a read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Bagel Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 I'm reading the Bhagavad Gita, a holy text in Hinduism . I feel like my stance on religion/spirituality is changing. I was a solid atheist. However, I see the same patterns and messages in all the kinds of philosophy/works I read. I know what myth can do for people in terms of uniting/dividing communities or engineering some inner transformation in an single person. I feel like their specific metaphors, tales, incarnations are all trying to point in the same direction. That direction is helping me deal with my emotions and life and people in a better way. To understand the Gita, I'm reading Ram Dass's guide on it at the same time. The guy is a fucking treasure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 He probably gives good hugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 I started Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell this morning, it's pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 6:15 PM, Dick Nixon said: @Ghent it seems like you like sci-fi fantasy type stuff. If you get the chance give Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky a read. Such a lovely book. I adored it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddey Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 I just finished A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. I didn’t know anything about it before I started reading but it turned out to be one of the most heart- and gut-wrenching things I’ve ever read. It’s been years since last time I felt this sad after finishing a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I've been on a bit of a Richard Matheson kick lately. I've read through I Am Legend and I'm currently reading What Dreams May Come. Both are excellent and I highly recommend them ... as well as the majority of Matheson's work. I'm also about a third of the way through Mythos by Stephen Fry ... its a retelling of Ancient Greek Myths. Again, highly recommend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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