10-06-2002, 04:52 PM | #21 |
Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!)
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Not where I want to be ...
Posts: 15,254
|
trashcan?? trashcan!! Hey, if you don't want your Sil, send it to me! Mine's in several pieces, I've read it so many times!
I would agree about writing down all those names starting with "F" - they get awfully confusing. I've read the whole thing probably a total of 5 times now (I've reread some parts many more than others) and I still have to stop and think sometimes who is who (but then I'm probably denser than most!) I used to just flip back to the geneology section, but finally just wrote the family tree down on a 3x5 card and used it as a bookmark and quick reference. Stick with it, it's really worth it. It makes those little First Age references that you see in LoTR really neat when you know what they are referrring to.
__________________
. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç Ã¥ â„¢ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
10-06-2002, 05:37 PM | #22 | |
Elven Warrior
Join Date: May 2002
Location: The Land of my Fathers.
Posts: 184
|
Quote:
__________________
'Some who have read the book.. have found it boring,absurd or contemptible;and I have no cause to complain,since I have similar opinions of thier works...'-JRRT 'If he wins back to the caves,he will pass your count again... Never did I see an axe so wielded'-Aragorn |
|
10-07-2002, 08:57 PM | #23 |
lord of the ents
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: nc
Posts: 539
|
yes i am making progress im on chapter 2! im so proud of my self this is working out!(not really) but im still trying!
|
10-08-2002, 07:10 AM | #24 | |
Elven Warrior
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 123
|
Quote:
__________________
"Queen of Sweetness and Light!" - Mordomin |
|
10-12-2002, 03:54 AM | #25 |
Elven Warrior
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Second Drawer Down
Posts: 407
|
It's weird. I just looked to the index thingy at the end of the book to see any names I didn't remember. What I find really confusing are the people who don't even start before they give up! (please nobody take offense at this, I'm just saying what *I* think, that is *my* warped mind, ok?) My sister says she fell asleep after about ten pages, but I was way into it.
I'm proud of you people sticking with it! There was one chapter that I just wanted to skip, but I read it anyway... Keep going! *starts little sil-reading cheer squad* You can do it! Lanelf.
__________________
Hey, I'm back! *resounding silence* You didn't even notice I was gone, did you? Well, I'm back now anyway. Artemis Fowl must find Mulch Diggums! You'll never shut down the real Napster |
10-12-2002, 09:29 PM | #26 |
Bank'ress of Sith
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: In a hot-hot place, heh
Posts: 913
|
Sil reading
Well, I was like ...12 when I read it ...I'm a natural slow reader so it took me a long time and I understood it...when I picked it up again about 3 years later, as I read it quickly I lost my grasp on it...
My Advise: Take your time the faster you try to go, the more you miss
__________________
my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think. |
10-12-2002, 11:43 PM | #27 |
Deus Ex Machina
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Seattle
Posts: 1,951
|
I got through the book itself with relative ease but at first the fact that Tolkien uses a lot of repeating names confused me at first, (eg. "Denethor? What's he doing in the first age...?") that sort of thing. Other than that and the occaisional seeming inconsistency with LOTR and it was fine.
__________________
"5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE.-Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi |
10-13-2002, 11:37 AM | #28 |
lord of the ents
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: nc
Posts: 539
|
my mother: are you sure you want to send this to good will?
me: umm well give me a few more days to decide! |
10-15-2002, 06:14 PM | #29 |
lord of the ents
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: nc
Posts: 539
|
i decided im not going to give away my book!
IM GOING TO BURN IT! no not really im doing goood actually it took me a month but im finally on chapter 3! go entss89 its your birthday! slow ain't i? |
10-16-2002, 03:07 AM | #30 |
Greatest Elven woman of Aman
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7
Posts: 4,285
|
Happy birthday Entss89! I'm glad you're still reading the Sil. Keep up the good work!
__________________
--Life is hard, and then we die. |
10-16-2002, 10:42 AM | #31 |
Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Oslo, Norway
Posts: 2,870
|
My dad have the 1st edition of the Silm, and I read it just after I saw the movie.
The first time I got a little confused, but the 2nd time I read it I finally got it. Oh, btw, cool pic of Nemi, Artanis!
__________________
Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 10-16-2002 at 11:45 AM. |
10-16-2002, 01:30 PM | #32 | |
Greatest Elven woman of Aman
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7
Posts: 4,285
|
Quote:
__________________
--Life is hard, and then we die. |
|
10-16-2002, 04:13 PM | #33 |
Elf Lord
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Israel
Posts: 6,975
|
entss you are slowly but don't give up!!! you will end it somewhen, somehow. I read The Silmarilion for few weeks, I think. and that was long time ago. 8 months ago, actually.
|
10-17-2002, 04:28 PM | #34 | |||
Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Oslo, Norway
Posts: 2,870
|
Quote:
Oh, sorry if this was too off topic... Quote:
Quote:
__________________
Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. |
|||
10-17-2002, 06:08 PM | #35 |
lord of the ents
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: nc
Posts: 539
|
well thanks everyone and falagar it not my birthday quite yet so your actually early my b day is nov. 12! ohh im on chapter 4th ! oh no wronge page im still on the 3rd chapter my bad!he he!
|
10-17-2002, 06:12 PM | #36 |
Elven Warrior
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Second Drawer Down
Posts: 407
|
Oh well, better early...
Anyway, as I'm likely to forget, happy early birthday, entss89! Keep reading! *chants* Read that Sil! Read that Sil! Read that Sil! Lanelf.
__________________
Hey, I'm back! *resounding silence* You didn't even notice I was gone, did you? Well, I'm back now anyway. Artemis Fowl must find Mulch Diggums! You'll never shut down the real Napster |
10-17-2002, 06:12 PM | #37 | ||
Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Oslo, Norway
Posts: 2,870
|
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 10-17-2002 at 06:15 PM. |
||
10-17-2002, 10:25 PM | #38 | ||
Elf Lord
Join Date: May 2001
Location: myob
Posts: 587
|
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
Boo! |
||
10-18-2002, 11:36 PM | #39 |
Long lost mooter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,342
|
Hey, I need a cheer, too. I'm still only about halfway through, and I've been reading it since Jan. (with long pauses). Well, right now I have a little of an excuse since it's packed. But I guess it's just that the writing style is hard for me to enjoy -- it feels like I'm reading a history book (which I am, really) rather than a story as in TLotR or The Hobbit, Farmer Giles, etc., all of which I whip through every time. I miss that personal feel, I suppose, that comes from reading about the characters inner thoughts in a very intimate way. But I am enjoying the story itself. It's just very hard for me to get through. I'm determined to do it though! I may even read it again!
|
10-19-2002, 12:06 PM | #40 |
lord of the ents
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: nc
Posts: 539
|
yeahhhhhh im not alone! well well i will give you a boost then im am very slowwwwwwwwwwwww too . i think me and you will become very good friends. he he. ohh pats for entss im on chapter 4! yay.
|