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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Reading and things





I'm sure some people remember this from ... the start of last year. And possibly this: http://justaddbooks.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-january-do-you-know-where-your.html (NB: he looks like this now >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>)

Anyway. I was possibly the slowest read-along-er ever but I finally finished Return of the King today, loaded up with a cold, and a four year old who was alternately excited about his new telescope and howling because he knocked his noggin on the coffee table.

In between the natural chaos that a four year old brings, I travelled to Mount Doom with Frodo and Sam, and to Gondor and to Rivendell and the Shire ...

There's something about LOTR that makes me ... nostalgic? every time I read it. Partly because I first read it at 14 and partly because the trilogy itself is nostalgic - so many references to the glory days of Middle Earth, which makes that teeny tiny space inside that you never, ever acknowledge ache just a little bit.

ROTK is my favourite of the series, with the last line from Sam "Well, I'm back," summing up so very very much. And. Just. Still love it.

I'm also reading The Emerald Atlas, Book 1 of The Books of Beginning. Should hopefully finish that this weekend too. I'm enjoying it - a lot - but the tagline "Be the first to read the book that will define a generation!" (it's a review copy I got through work) is a little bit ... ... desperate?

Everyone everywhere will be looking for the new Harry Potter now that all the books and all the movies are done, but ... don't do that. Let your book stand on its own and be its own awesome self. It's better that way. :-)

Didn't go to the movies this week; there wasn't really anything on I wanted to see; plus I have a cold. Well, mostly I have the blocked nose from hell which is making me tired and thirsty all the time.

So no vlog this week - the last thing people need is to watch me sniffing for 10 minutes. Maybe vlog next week ...

4 comments:

Aarti said...

I am glad you finished this! I admit the ending of Return of the King was really hard reading for me, but I read it in high school. I wonder if now, after knowing more about how difficult the transition for soldiers coming back from WWI was, if I would appreciate the cleansing of the shire more.

Kailana said...

I am actually rereading LOTR right now... I didn't do so well on it last year, so I thought I would try this year.

Marg said...

Well done! My bookmark is still firmly wedged about half way into Fellowship of the Ring #readalongfail!

Kristen M. said...

I liked The Emerald Atlas but I'm not sure it will define any generations ...

I chat with you sometimes on Twitter but haven't visited your blog. Bad of me so I'm changing it today!