LOTR vs The Hobbit

[Sirathiel]

I know what you mean, Master. When I first read Lord of the Rings (German translation), I had the feeling that some descriptions would never end. Especially Frodo and Sam's track through the Emyn Muil really got on my nerves.

The second time round is was no different. Then I got a hold of the English original version and I told myself: this is the last go, girl. And strangely, the feeling didn't return... Up until today, I don't know why, but it didn't return, not even during the Emyn Muil part. Right now I'm looking forward to the next round of LotR...

And strangely enough, from when I've read the Hobbit, I still remember the plot, but no details... Maybe I should go and reread that...

[The Master™]

i have to say that the part of lotr that stumped me, was to do with rohan... it seemed to drag on for an eternity... and that just started to drain all the enthusiasm out of me...

i know what you mean about the hobbit... you remember what happened, especially the beginning and the end, but the rest is a complete blur!!! when i re-read it, i kept saying to myself "i don't remember that!!!"... it was an eye-opener...

[Sirathiel]

lol, no with the Hobbit the inbetween is reasonably clear... where it gets vague with me is the beginning and the end! But maybe that's to do with the fact that Bilbo finding the Ring is also in a way part of LotR which is why I think to remember that. And the trolls and that there was a dragon...

Oh my gosh, I need to read that book again. It's like I remember less than the basics...

[The Master™]

yeah, okay, i remembered the ring and gollum and smaug and the dwarves and the trolls... but there was the elf king in the forest and the bear man (i forget his name) and bard that killed smaug and climbing the mountain to smaugs lair... i'd forgotten all that... but remembered about the arrival of the dwarves and the party at the end...

i'd forgotten about the dwarves defence of the lair, and thorin's arrogance...

[hodor]

You are quite right.Lost Tales and the Silmarillion were a bit heavier and read more like a history book than his others.

[Maryjane]

Master believs in little people

[hodor]

Yes, but don't we all?

[polymorphikos]

I know several little people. Does that make me crazy?

I can remember all of the Hobbit pretty well, if I work my way through metally from beginning to end. I saw a stage production of it with gorgeous sets and costumes and kind of puppety thing for the main characters (and a really cool Smaug) for my birthday once, and it ranks as one of my all-time memories. Seing elves and orcs and wargs beat the effluvium out of one another in the flesh, and giant spiders, is not something that is forgotten lightly.

[hodor]

THAT was most interesting. I don't remember seeing the same production.

[The Master™]

is someone trying to say that "little people" don't exist??? now that is mean!!! there are leprechauns (i know, 'cos they keep pinching me jelly babies!!!), and fairies, and other such folk of myth and legend!!!

oh, and the voices in my head tell me i'm not crazy... if i can't believe them, who can i believe???

[hodor]

Look closely at the cat master. Look real close at the cat... You can believe the cat. The cat will tell you the truth.

[The Master™]

*stares wide eyed and vacant at the cat*

i...will...believe...the...cat...the...cat...tells ...the...truth

*drools down shirt in a slack jawed fashion*

command...me...cat...i...am...your...willing...ser vant...

[Leto]

One lime to rule them all...

[The Master™]

and in the darkness juice them!!!

[hodor]

I will take over the world. All we have to do is bribe the mice with cheese. Master... your duty is to get the cheese.