Illustration by Alan Lee — from The Two Towers.
I am slowly making progress on my rereading of The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R.Tolkien. It’s a very enjoyable reading project that I started in November as a retreat from the election stresses and strains. Perhaps I’m reading it slowly because those stresses and strains have gotten worse rather than better! But really I’m reading it slowly so that I can enjoy and savor the wonderful writing as well as the terrific adventure of it all. It’s been my evening read, just before I go to bed at night, and it’s a great way to end the day. I’m about 3/4 of the way through The Two Towers so at this time I am traveling with Frodo and Sam, and Gollum, getting closer to Mordor. I am very glad to spend time in their company.
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Great project! I would like to reread this one of these days.
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This is probably one of the best re-reads there is. Now I want to start the journey all over again. They are good company, indeed.
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Other than the Hobbit, I haven’t read any of the books. Love the movies, though!
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Thanks, Kelly, Rebecca, and Les! I’m so enjoying this reread, and Les, we love the movies, too! We actually re-watched the movies just before I started this project.
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I’ve been very careful about only reading and watching well-loved escapist stories right before bed lately. It does help!
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Kristen, exactly! There’s so much happening to give me nightmares. I don’t need to add to it in the evening.
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