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Tapestry_03 · 5th September 2003, 11:10 PM

Hi. I just thought I'd poke my head in. I'm sorta new to the whole LOTR phenominon, but I'm glad to be a part of it now.
I dodn't really have much to say, I just wanted to make my presence known to Middle-Earth, is all. I'm here and I'm stayin!

pkgrl · 6th September 2003, 04:25 AM

Welcome aboard, T! :wave:

Check out the threads and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

If there's something that occurs to you, or that you want to discuss, try a search first. There might be a thread that needs to be resurrected for discussion. It's been kinda quiet here lately, but things will begin to pick up again in a few months.

And be sure to check out the games! We could use a newbie's take on things around here!

(P.S. I'm pretty new to the LOTR, too. I only started reading after I saw the first film last year.

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Tapestry_03 · 6th September 2003, 05:28 AM

I'd love to start reading the books, but I just started college and I'm trying to find time to read my text books. Maybe eventually, tho, because now that I've seen the movie I'd love to read the books.

pkgrl · 6th September 2003, 05:52 PM

Yeah, I remember trying to find enough time to read everything I needed to read in college.

Try being an English major. Talk about reading. But, alas! none of my professors assigned The Lord of the Rings, or I'd have already been there, eh?

The first movie made me curious about what else might have gone on with the characters and what would happen in the later films, which is why I broke down and bought the huge one volume book. I've already read it twice, fully, and I'm in the process of reading it again right now. The structure of the book itself took some getting used to because The Two Towers and The Return of the King were written as if each group of characters were on their own quest... so Sam and Frodo's story was completely seperated from Aragorn's and the others. The second time I read it, I did so out of order, just to keep to the time line consistant, like I figured they would do in the films.

Even the apendices in the back make for some really interesting reading. There's a bit of "ancient" history, as well as family trees, tales of lineage, and a nice, shippy story about Aragorn and Arwen that's not in the main text of the books. I highly recommend reading it and really taking you time with it, too. I can totally understand why people read it every year.

Enjoy! And study hard. We'll understand if you're not around here much.

Tapestry_03 · 6th September 2003, 10:37 PM

I seem to recall one of my teachers saying something about reading LOTR for class, but I probably heard completly wrong or got it out of context. I don't know.
Maybe I'll see about by the book(s) and reading them whenever I have breaks and during the summer. It's kind of fun to take breaks between reading long books anyway. I have to think harder that way to remember what happened the last time I'd read.
So far so good with school. Western Civ seems to be the only problem thus far.

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6th September 2003, 04:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
pkgrl Ultimate J/A shipper! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,423	Welcome aboard, T! :wave: Check out the threads and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. If there's something that occurs to you, or that you want to discuss, try a search first. There might be a thread that needs to be resurrected for discussion. It's been kinda quiet here lately, but things will begin to pick up again in a few months. And be sure to check out the games! We could use a newbie's take on things around here! (P.S. I'm pretty new to the LOTR, too. I only started reading after I saw the first film last year. )

6th September 2003, 05:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tapestry_03 Boydalicious! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Point Lookout, Missouri Posts: 101	I'd love to start reading the books, but I just started college and I'm trying to find time to read my text books. Maybe eventually, tho, because now that I've seen the movie I'd love to read the books.

6th September 2003, 05:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
pkgrl Ultimate J/A shipper! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,423	Yeah, I remember trying to find enough time to read everything I needed to read in college. Try being an English major. Talk about reading. But, alas! none of my professors assigned The Lord of the Rings, or I'd have already been there, eh? The first movie made me curious about what else might have gone on with the characters and what would happen in the later films, which is why I broke down and bought the huge one volume book. I've already read it twice, fully, and I'm in the process of reading it again right now. The structure of the book itself took some getting used to because The Two Towers and The Return of the King were written as if each group of characters were on their own quest... so Sam and Frodo's story was completely seperated from Aragorn's and the others. The second time I read it, I did so out of order, just to keep to the time line consistant, like I figured they would do in the films. Even the apendices in the back make for some really interesting reading. There's a bit of "ancient" history, as well as family trees, tales of lineage, and a nice, shippy story about Aragorn and Arwen that's not in the main text of the books. I highly recommend reading it and really taking you time with it, too. I can totally understand why people read it every year. Enjoy! And study hard. We'll understand if you're not around here much.

6th September 2003, 10:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tapestry_03 Boydalicious! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Point Lookout, Missouri Posts: 101	I seem to recall one of my teachers saying something about reading LOTR for class, but I probably heard completly wrong or got it out of context. I don't know. Maybe I'll see about by the book(s) and reading them whenever I have breaks and during the summer. It's kind of fun to take breaks between reading long books anyway. I have to think harder that way to remember what happened the last time I'd read. So far so good with school. Western Civ seems to be the only problem thus far.