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Lizra · 01-30-2004, 11:39 AM

I'm reading the first Harry Potter book aloud to my son, as a bedtime read. I have never read the books before...but unfortunately, I have seen the movie. It takes a lot of suspense away, and I imagine all the movie stuff as I read. I feel bad for people who have not read LoTR, yet have seen the movie. I dunno, something's missing this way!

**Nurvingiel** · 01-30-2004, 02:04 PM

Don't worry Lizra, the book has a lot of exciting events that weren't in the movie, especially at the end. You're in for a treat, and the one funniest lines ever.

Right now I have just started reading the Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi. (I've only read one page though, a very new beginning.)

Lady Ravyn · 01-30-2004, 08:11 PM

ok, well i've taken some time off of Time of Twins and decided to read A Great and Terrible Beauty before i continue with ToT i'm always doing that with books...

cassiopeia · 01-30-2004, 08:16 PM

I'm reading A Cavern of Black Ice by JV Jones. Has anybody else read it? It's a dark fantasy trilogy. I've also got a couple of PG Wodehouse books I'm looking forward to reading.

Brian · 01-30-2004, 08:19 PM

right now iam reading harry potterand the chamber of secrets. also iam reading this book i got for christmas called for joshua. iwas wondering if any of you have herd of it?

Grey_Wolf · 02-01-2004, 06:02 AM

The Lord of the Rings for the twenty-first time.

Artanis · 02-01-2004, 06:50 AM

Twenty-first!

Is that a record or what?

I'm reading LotR again too, I feel I need it after watching RotK the movie.

Grey_Wolf · 02-01-2004, 07:37 AM

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Originally posted by Artanis
Twenty-first! Is that a record or what?
I'm reading LotR again too, I feel I need it after watching RotK the movie.

I don't really know (there are probably people who've read several more times than I have). I used to read it every year until 2000, then I took a three year break.

ethuiliel · 02-01-2004, 10:53 PM

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Twenty-first! Is that a record or what?

It's a lot, but I don't think it's a record. There are people who have read it every year since about the time it came out. I don't know any but I know they exist.
I just read it for the fourth time in December, but considering I didn't read it for the first time (or even get mildly interested in LotR) until January, that's a lot. I'll probably read it more than 21 times in my life.
No, make that definetly.

Shadowfax · 02-02-2004, 06:19 AM

I read the short story by DH Lawrence: "The Rocking Horse Winner."

Lady Ravyn · 02-02-2004, 09:31 PM

follow-up:
A Great and Terrible Beauty was SOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!
omg, it's one of those books where you wish it were all real... *sigh*.....

ethuiliel · 02-03-2004, 09:51 AM

I finally went to the library!!!

I'm now reading the Last Unicorn, which many people have recomended and I never read yet. It's really good so far.

Elfmaster XK · 02-05-2004, 05:23 PM

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Planning to start on the Odessey when I've finished the Illiad (some time 'til, in other words ).

Bah. I dislike the Odyssey. Had to do Greek Literature module at Uni and it sucked. Was really boring in my opinion.

I am reading Order of the Pheonix again, just at leisure as have read it before, however, I have recently read some books by Erica Spindler. Anyone know her?

Dead Run, Shocking Pink, and Red. They are all thriller and suspense. The best being Dead Run, but they aren't suitable for all due to their subject. Still, I enjoyed them and would recommend them to anyone who was a fan of the genre. This genre is a new venture for me, so anyone know any good thrillers or suspence books?

zinnite · 02-05-2004, 06:33 PM

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.

One of the best SF/fantasy/horror novels to come out in a very long time. Read it now.

Elvengirl · 02-06-2004, 08:25 PM

Reading A Walk in the Wood by Anna Gilbert.
It started out interesting, but now seems kinda....blah. Hopefully it get better and has a good end.

ethuiliel · 02-06-2004, 11:22 PM

I'm reading something I saw in the library and couldn't resist. It's called After the King, and is a collection of short stories written "in honor of JRR Tolkien". The stories are all good so far. They don't imitate Tolkien, but are good stories on thier own, yet they are in a style that a LotR-fan might like.

Shadowfax · 02-07-2004, 12:58 AM

I just read another short story: "Paul's Case," by Willa Cather. When contrasted with D.H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner," they are really interesting. Has anyone else read either or both of these stories?

Lalaith_Elf · 02-13-2004, 11:34 AM

I'm reading "The Gormenghast Trilogy" by Mervyn Peake, "Grass for his Pillow" by Lian Hearn, "The Odessey" by Homer, "Blood and Gold" (again!) by Anne Rice. And I've just picked up "The Sil" again, by our very own beloved Tolkien.

Sicirus · 02-13-2004, 02:34 PM

I am now reading Robin Hood. It is honestly the strangest book I have ever read. It's very jolly.

Pimpernel · 02-13-2004, 05:16 PM

I'm reading The Tao of Pooh and Kim by Rudyard Kipling. The Tao of Pooh is really interesting. I plan on reading The Te of Piglet. I've always loved Rudyard Kipling, so I recommend any and all of his books. Kim is about a young boy (named Kim) in British-controlled India. As in all of his books, Rudyard Kipling gives the reader an underlying sense of hatred of the British rule in India. The book is both fascinating and amusing.

01-30-2004, 11:39 AM	#1181
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	I'm reading the first Harry Potter book aloud to my son, as a bedtime read. I have never read the books before...but unfortunately, I have seen the movie. It takes a lot of suspense away, and I imagine all the movie stuff as I read. I feel bad for people who have not read LoTR, yet have seen the movie. I dunno, something's missing this way! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats! Last edited by Lizra : 01-30-2004 at 05:17 PM.

01-30-2004, 08:11 PM	#1183
Lady Ravyn Thief Queen of Entmoot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oh, I just wander around, aimlessly... Posts: 1,060	ok, well i've taken some time off of Time of Twins and decided to read A Great and Terrible Beauty before i continue with ToT i'm always doing that with books... __________________ smooch Proud Member of the Evil Mooters and upstanding citizen of the Planet Bob! And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be... My Space! Cynicism is what happens when a person opens their eyes; stops blinking in the sun, and starts wondering "why". Question everything, believe only that which you yourself deem true. Go ahead- Call me cynical.

01-30-2004, 08:16 PM	#1184
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	I'm reading A Cavern of Black Ice by JV Jones. Has anybody else read it? It's a dark fantasy trilogy. I've also got a couple of PG Wodehouse books I'm looking forward to reading. __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

01-30-2004, 08:19 PM	#1185
Brian Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: in front of my computer Posts: 125	right now iam reading harry potterand the chamber of secrets. also iam reading this book i got for christmas called for joshua. iwas wondering if any of you have herd of it? __________________ good to be back!!!!!! slipknot rules and norco is still the best!! my fourm need ppl!! http://www.casev.com/lotr/

02-01-2004, 06:50 AM	#1187
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with Fëanor's 7 Posts: 4,285	Twenty-first! Is that a record or what? I'm reading LotR again too, I feel I need it after watching RotK the movie. __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die.

02-01-2004, 06:02 AM	#1186
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	The Lord of the Rings for the twenty-first time.

02-02-2004, 06:19 AM	#1190
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	I read the short story by DH Lawrence: "The Rocking Horse Winner." __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

02-02-2004, 09:31 PM	#1191
Lady Ravyn Thief Queen of Entmoot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oh, I just wander around, aimlessly... Posts: 1,060	follow-up: A Great and Terrible Beauty was SOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!! omg, it's one of those books where you wish it were all real... sigh..... __________________ smooch Proud Member of the Evil Mooters and upstanding citizen of the Planet Bob! And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be... My Space! Cynicism is what happens when a person opens their eyes; stops blinking in the sun, and starts wondering "why". Question everything, believe only that which you yourself deem true. Go ahead- Call me cynical.

02-03-2004, 09:51 AM	#1192
ethuiliel Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA until I find a way to get to Middle Earth Posts: 681	I finally went to the library!!! I'm now reading the Last Unicorn, which many people have recomended and I never read yet. It's really good so far. __________________ "...but I love not the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Numenor." "'I would,' said Faramir. And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many. And many indeed saw them and the light that shone about them as they came down from the walls and went hand in hand to the Houses of Healing."

02-05-2004, 06:33 PM	#1194
zinnite Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Posts: 195	Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. One of the best SF/fantasy/horror novels to come out in a very long time. Read it now. __________________ A citizen runs to the fire department yelling that he's spotted a roaring blaze from his car. "WHERE IS IT?" the fire department asks, pen ready. "It rises like some brooding , glaring trail of cosmic fury from- " "WHERE? WHERE?" "Oh. Well, it blazes up from a crimson-sheathed visage brooding darkly above the haunted towers of impotent indignity which, like melons hovering unhappily over lifetimes of empty meaning which-" "THE ADDRESS!" "Oh. Oh, I didn't notice. But look for a brooding, glaring trail of cosmic fury rising from a crimson-sheathed visage-" They lead him back to his car, and send him on. -- Philip K. Dick "Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." -- Diderot

02-06-2004, 08:25 PM	#1195
Elvengirl Mirthful Maiden Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rivendell Posts: 1,252	Reading A Walk in the Wood by Anna Gilbert. It started out interesting, but now seems kinda....blah. Hopefully it get better and has a good end. __________________ The Elves represent, as it were, the artistic, aesthetic, and purely scientific aspects of the Humane nature raised to a higher level than is actually seen in Men.~ J.R.R. Tolkien Wanna play? www.thievesguild.com

02-06-2004, 11:22 PM	#1196
ethuiliel Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA until I find a way to get to Middle Earth Posts: 681	I'm reading something I saw in the library and couldn't resist. It's called After the King, and is a collection of short stories written "in honor of JRR Tolkien". The stories are all good so far. They don't imitate Tolkien, but are good stories on thier own, yet they are in a style that a LotR-fan might like. __________________ "...but I love not the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Numenor." "'I would,' said Faramir. And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many. And many indeed saw them and the light that shone about them as they came down from the walls and went hand in hand to the Houses of Healing."

02-07-2004, 12:58 AM	#1197
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	I just read another short story: "Paul's Case," by Willa Cather. When contrasted with D.H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner," they are really interesting. Has anyone else read either or both of these stories? __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso) Last edited by Shadowfax : 02-07-2004 at 01:00 AM.

02-13-2004, 11:34 AM	#1198
Lalaith_Elf Her Infernal Majesty Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,188	I'm reading "The Gormenghast Trilogy" by Mervyn Peake, "Grass for his Pillow" by Lian Hearn, "The Odessey" by Homer, "Blood and Gold" (again!) by Anne Rice. And I've just picked up "The Sil" again, by our very own beloved Tolkien. __________________ "It is a good viewpoint to see the world as a dream. When you have something like a nightmare, you will wake up and tell yourself that it was only a dream. It is said that the world we live in is not a bit different from this." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo

02-13-2004, 02:34 PM	#1199
Sicirus Elf Lord Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Down the road on your left...No your other left. Posts: 1,825	I am now reading Robin Hood. It is honestly the strangest book I have ever read. It's very jolly. __________________ "I know less then half of you half as well as I should like. And I like less then half of you half as well as you deserve." Bilbo Baggins

02-13-2004, 05:16 PM	#1200
Pimpernel Enting Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: small town in NY...not where I wanna be.. Posts: 57	I'm reading The Tao of Pooh and Kim by Rudyard Kipling. The Tao of Pooh is really interesting. I plan on reading The Te of Piglet. I've always loved Rudyard Kipling, so I recommend any and all of his books. Kim is about a young boy (named Kim) in British-controlled India. As in all of his books, Rudyard Kipling gives the reader an underlying sense of hatred of the British rule in India. The book is both fascinating and amusing. __________________ And this is what I have said, so you shall shut up if you are opposed for I am Iluvatar and you must obey me..for I know all that is, was, and will be and you don't!! HAH just kidding, I only wish I was Eru...power is good..except I would get corrupted so know...and why am I writing all of this randomness that's popping into my head that you don't give a rat's tail about.....??

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