10-20-2003, 11:01 PM | #1 |
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Roverandom
This has nothing to do with Middle-Earth, but this is still the best forum for it - and there's no thread on it, either.
I finally managed to get a copy of Roverandom, J.R.R. Tolkien's "lost" children's book written circa 1927, and never published until 1998. Who here's read it? What did you think? Myself, I haven't touched it yet, but I'm really glad to have found more Tolkien prose that is in the vein of LOTR Book I and The Hobbit.
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10-21-2003, 06:55 AM | #2 |
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I have Roverandom and I've read it. I found it quite charming, it's the kind of tale I would have loved listening to when I was younger. It can be endearing and funny and has IMO a couple of very original events.
Azalea had a very interesting post about Roverandom in this thread. But I suppose it's best to read the book for yourself first since it has a few spoilers.
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It was funny, for a children's tale, and once again shows Tolkien's geat imagination.
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10-21-2003, 02:19 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for linking to my post, Earniel (that way I didn't have to do it. ) But, yes, when you finish read that, and respond to what I wrote if you want. I'd love to hear what others think; I happened to love it!
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10-21-2003, 09:25 PM | #5 |
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I've read Roverandom. I don't believe it's as addictive as the LOTR or the Hobbit, but pushing those great books from your mind, it stands well on its own. Roveradom's trips to the sea and moon are full of rich detail, and the wizards are crafty and witty and wise -- reminds you of somebody in another book... Even though it's a children's book, Tolkien uses difficult words occassionally, although Tolkien himself said children learn new words by reading ones they don't know. So Roverandom -- like the Hobbit -- is for all ages. I like how Tolkien told the story to his son to comfort him after he lost his toy dog at the beach. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
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Yes. It's a good, quick read. I've read the Hobbit aloud to a fourth grade class (with students sharing reading parts) and another year 3 1/2 of the Narnia books. Roverandom might be good for a primary grade audience (K-3).
As is noted in the introduction to Roverandom, there are some interesting "connections" to Middle-earth mytholgy, including this bit where a giant whale is taking two (literal) sea-dogs on a long sea exploration: Quote:
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I love roverandom. Very funny and light. perfect to read while waiting on someone to get out of the bathroom at a bus station.
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I finally read it and enjoyed it quite a lot. It's so hard to find children's literature like what Tolkien writes: surrealistic in imagination, yet imbued with that distinctively more conservative country-English mode of prose that the Professor does best. More thoughts to come at some point.
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