tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post5442068674732934200..comments2024-01-18T00:33:10.659-08:00Comments on All Booked Up: LOTR Read-along ResponseElenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-74719704538617575732011-10-16T20:24:26.131-07:002011-10-16T20:24:26.131-07:00It's also one of the first real glimpses of th...It's also one of the first real glimpses of the outside world. Thanks for commenting, J.G.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-73832054545808352822011-10-16T14:30:05.559-07:002011-10-16T14:30:05.559-07:00I like the Buckland horns, too. "Let the lit...I like the Buckland horns, too. "Let the little people blow -Sauron would deal with them later" is such a great line! Lots going on in just a few words (hubris, for one). I'm sure I didn't appreciate it the first time I read it, but now it is choice.<br /><br />I also like the mental picture of Fatty Bolger heading straight out the back door of the house as soon as he gets a glimpse of the Black Riders at the front. He knew better than to stick around, but he raised the countryside along the way. Terrified but spunky and useful, that's a hobbit for you.J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-36302066372886059112011-09-10T12:28:19.345-07:002011-09-10T12:28:19.345-07:00That he is, redhead. And it makes for an entertain...That he is, redhead. And it makes for an entertaining read. One that's just full of riddles and foreshadowing.<br /><br />I love those bits too.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-74568714042631282262011-09-10T12:23:41.087-07:002011-09-10T12:23:41.087-07:00I don't feel like I have an intelligent guess ...I don't feel like I have an intelligent guess as to who or what Tom Bombadil is, but I certainly didn't mind him as a character. He's a bit of a lunatic tho! <br /><br />Learning about Gollum and the Ring certainly was a good "hook" for me. I love those dark creepy bits.redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-58192112138908118112011-09-10T12:04:10.479-07:002011-09-10T12:04:10.479-07:00There's enough there to provide for years of s...There's enough there to provide for years of speculation to come. And, a lot of it will never be definitively solved.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-83295928332239340862011-09-10T12:02:36.382-07:002011-09-10T12:02:36.382-07:00I like that Tolkien left us with a few mysteries. ...I like that Tolkien left us with a few mysteries. His work is so fun to analyze and speculate about and it wouldn't be as fun if everything was handed to us neatly packaged.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-24361290782090570222011-09-10T12:00:46.180-07:002011-09-10T12:00:46.180-07:00Thanks for commenting, Carl. Bombadil having his o...Thanks for commenting, Carl. Bombadil having his own agenda sums things up very well - and the fact that it's rather unknown keeps him a mystery. One that I think will never be solved.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-62502409055612679452011-09-10T11:45:45.612-07:002011-09-10T11:45:45.612-07:00Yes, there are definitely a lot more favorite thin...Yes, there are definitely a lot more favorite things to come. <br /><br />I too like all the theories about Tom Bombadil. He is a character that, like you said, I would take the help from but I don't know if he is one I could trust to be there for me unless it was more to his convenience. He certainly seems to have his own agenda and it is very different from the rest of the characters in Middle-earth.<br /><br />The example of the friendship of the Hobbits is one of my favorite things about this series as a whole. Especially as a male, seeing males be able to bond like that and have those kind of friendships is inspiring to me. Society has in some ways minimized the importance of those kind of relationships for men. <br /><br />I'm glad you are participating with us even though you aren't reading the books this time.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.com