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How to read The Lord of The Rings
It made me
 "Well worth the effort. Parts of the narrative are wonderful, and I laughed out loud a lot. Worth it just to have done it finally."
How I did it: Amazon says; Lessons & tips: Break it down. Don't give up. Watch the films, for once it helped to know what was going to happen and how far I'd got. Rope in a friend and do it together, you can work out what went on between you and keep each other going. Resources: The book, obviously. |
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avalanche_510 is contemplating her life
How I did it: I realize it takes most people a lot longer, but i really did read the book and apendix in just a week; and i consider it as a long time, i've done it in 3 days since then a few times. Also the silmarillion is a great book to explain a lot of the history of the First Age. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I was reading at least 50 pages a day before I went back to school. As this was difficult to keep up once I got back to school, I would read at least 20 pages per day. Towards the end, I was surprised at all of the parts that were totally omitted from the films. I felt it was a good decision though, as the last few scenes in the book seemed a little tedious and forced. Nonetheless, it was a good experience. Read how I did it…
Gozerthegozarian is working on Resume
How I did it: The first time I read it, I blew through. I skipped all the songs, other than giving them the briefest glance. Also, I ruthlessly skimmed the first pages about the hobbits. Read how I did it…
TTHJames is hopefully going to fix his bike.
How I did it: I decided I was going to make myself read at least one chapter every night, but once I got into the book it was easy because I always wanted to read more.If you love the films you'll love the books, they are even better because they have much more detail and plots. Read how I did it…
_Nessa all i can say is..wow
Read through to chapter three. I do not have the time for this but o well. I just hate not having a book on the go. So this is my new one. =] alright so far. I am only continuing because im determined to finsish all of these!!!
Got to the end of The Two Towers last night. Phew.
It’s great, but some of it’s hard work.
Almost there now.
I finished The Fellowship of the Ring a few nights ago.
It’s an amazing world, and a wonderful story, but it could really do with a good edit.
While I’ve been off work (long story) I’ve been looking for ways to fill the time and relax. The first, cheapest and most obvious way has been rewatching old dvds. So I came about three weeks ago to be watching the Lord of the Rings films and remembering how awesome they were.
On the first watch I wanted to know what had happened to Arwen’s mother. This led me to google and then to The Thain’s Book, which just sucked me into the world of Middle Earth.
I read about two thirds of The Lord of the Rings about seven years ago, and I can’t remember why I gave up when I’d got so far. When the last Harry Potter book came out I was part of a LiveJournal community that reread all the books in the run up, a chapter a day. It was a great way to read such a huge amount, and there’s no way I would have reread them otherwise, so I stole the idea for LotR. Then I dragged my husband into it, cos he wanted to read it too.
And here we are, almost at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring, sharing yet another obsession, reading a chapter every night before bed. We’re due to finish near the end of October. I’ll keep you posted.
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1. The Fellowship of the Ring
2. The Two Towers
3. The Return of the King
Gemma courage, dear heart.
so the books arrived and they’re sitting on my bookshelf in their box (which, annoyingly is falling apart even though it hasn’t done anything apart from sit there.)
hopefully i’m going to get around to reading them soon, but i have so many other books to read first. it’s good to have them there, ready to read though. it makes finishing them that bit closer!
Gemma courage, dear heart.
today i bought the books from amazon. i was sitting in school on the computers in the library, looking up books on amazon, and i saw that there was a boxset for £13 so i bought it because i thought it was a good bargain! i think i will be more encouraged to read them when they arrive and i actually have them, as opposed to if i had to go to the library and borrow them.
I’ve been putting this off forever. I got the books, but they’ve been sitting on my shelf unread. I tried about a month ago but stopped but I want to try again soon.
I finished Fellowship in exactly 7 days, and I’m now moving on to the Two Towers. I make it a point to read at least 2 chapters or 30-40 pages a day. However, I have typically been reading anywhere from 50-75 pages a day. At this rate, I should finish the trilogy within two weeks. I am debating whether I will read all of the appendices at the end or not, as I have not been referring to them throughout the readings, and my main goal is just to finish the books themselves.
Lolidalene wants to Be decisive
buy a car
write a book and have it published
STOP TURNING RED
lower my blood pressure
get my teeth fixed
Lose 150 pounds
Tarklandoura wants to schedule daily goals I can accomplish
not be shy
go to China
Donate blood
learn to cook healthy vegetarian dishes
Run the Boston Marathon
Become Financially Independent
Learn to fly
get a bachelor's degree
Be more green
hang out with jonas brothers
ride dressage to music
Go to Nashville Tennessee!
learn to play blues guitar
read one book per week.
never get married
