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| Favourite reading? |
| The Hobbit |
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7% |
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| Lord of the Rings trilogy |
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33% |
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| The Silmarillion |
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37% |
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| Unfinished Tales |
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0% |
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| History of Middle Earth series |
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7% |
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| No preference / all of the above |
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11% |
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| Other |
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3% |
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SpaceWeavil
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 Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject: What's your favourite of the books? |
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We were just discussing which book we preferred when we first got into Tolkien and thought it'd be cool to run a poll. So which do you prefer?
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ellisk
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, I answered The Hobbit because when I first started reading the book, that was the one I liked the most. Now, however, I woould say my favorite is the Silmarillion.
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Eruanna
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:30 pm Post subject: Favourite |
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| ellisk wrote: | | Ok, I answered The Hobbit because when I first started reading the book, that was the one I liked the most. Now, however, I woould say my favorite is the Silmarillion. |
I lost my heart to Tolkien with the Silm and it has been ever there since. 
This immense panorama of names enchanted my geekish little mind, flipping all the time to the appendices to see who the various "Fins" were: Fingon, Finarfin, Finduilas...Fingolfin---hey, there are TWO "fins" in FINarFIN... 
BTW, here is another book cover link that will give you more than you need to know...
http://lotrscrapbook.bookloaf.net/gallery/bookcovers/index.htm
--Eruanna
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Haleth
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:50 am Post subject: |
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My vote went to the HoME series. It's contradictory and can be very difficult to read but it's an absolute treasure trove of Middle-earth information.
It also offers a unique insight into Tolkien's creative process. It's amazing to read how Gandalf sniffing in irritation transformed into the Black Riders, or how Faramir simply arrived one day without any conscious thought on Tolkien's part.
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LuthienTinuviel
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I say the Silm. The musical referral of how Ea created everything hooked me!
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ghettoelleth
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I had read the trilogy and the Hobbit, but not until I read the Silmarillion did I get truly hooked.
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Alassante
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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You forgot the Idiots Guide to Tolkien! That's my personal favorite
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SpaceWeavil
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Alassante wrote: | | You forgot the Idiots Guide to Tolkien! That's my personal favorite |
That comes under 'Other'
That's the one I need, I think.
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SecretKeeper
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I chose no preference/liked all...etc. because that's because it's true. I don't really care for what's better because they're all uniquely fascinating.
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Talagand
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| It was the Hobbit that introduced me to Tolkien when I was eight, but I'd have to say that it's the Silm that I can never tire of reading. |
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ghettoelleth
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Al, take that damn journal address of your location, you've got the screen going all screwy again, or put a line break in it, or just shove it in.....  NOOOO, not there!
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Texasgirl
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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how can a girl possibly choose?
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Okay, when I was around 4 or 5 years old, I watched the Hobbit movie...the cartoon...I thought it kicked ass back then, but now, it's okay and the only thing drawn pretty well is Smaug. Ha. So in 7th grade, we read the hobbit, which I enjoyed...especially the art projects we had to do. Got a 100% on it...gosh, come to think of it...I should go back and ask if the teacher still has my poster I made.
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| DarkElfChilde wrote: | | Okay, when I was around 4 or 5 years old, I watched the Hobbit movie...the cartoon...I thought it kicked ass back then, |
i seem to remember i got nightmares watching that. hmmmm.
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SpaceWeavil
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My first experience was actually the Hobbit BBC radio play, which I listened to at my uncle's house one night to try and get to sleep. After I said I liked it, he let me borrow the 13 hour long radio play of the Lord of the Rings, with Ian Holm as Frodo, and then let me have a copy of the trilogy. (Didn't read The Hobbit till much later).
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