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Fellowship of the Rings, book
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OK, so this being my senior summer and i have no job as of right now, i gave myself a little summer reading list. at the top of the list, i wanted to read the LOR trilogy, mainly becaue i had gotten a one volume edition in the fall but i hadnt really picked it up since i started reading assignments and such for school.... DOES ANYBODY ELSE REMEMBER THIS BOOK BEING SOOOO FRIGGIN SLOW TO START!?!?!?!?!?!??!!? dear lord, its just endless dialogue and... guh, the only thing thats keeping me from stopping is remembering how quick it goes later.
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once u get into it dude, u have to finish it, it took me about a total of 6 weeks to read them, but i read them like 2 months apart
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yeah, im kind of re-reading it and i was just saying i dont remember it taking this long. i figured that ive got about 900 pages left so thats 30 page for a month. lol, gotta keep my speed reading skills up before college...
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dude, best books ever, and its not really slow so much as really interesting when you actually learn every thing in the beginning, but i guess thats just my opinion
'...all fled before his face. All save one. There waiting, silent
and still in the space before the gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax.'
'It's not the eastern shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been clouding my mind since we left Lorien. Something draws near, I can feel it.'
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yeah the first one was slow, but it gets better, the whole second one is kinda slow but its ok, the third i started last year but never finished..have to get back to you on that one
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Try reading the Silmarillion, which is the history of Middle Earth in general and the Elves in particular (-:
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noo, best story ever, the third one is the best though but thats cuz the climax is in the third one
'...all fled before his face. All save one. There waiting, silent
and still in the space before the gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax.'
'It's not the eastern shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been clouding my mind since we left Lorien. Something draws near, I can feel it.'
How many snowboarders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
10, 1 to do it, and 9 to say 'I can do that.'
'Dude, we're sick. He's pretty sick, but his muscles aren't as big as mine, so you know.'-CR Johnson
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I found the first part slow, as in no fighting. but It helped me understand everything ese that was going to happen later. great book overall
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It's an amazing triliogy but the first book is the slowest thing in the world!!!! If you don't like the first one of the triliogy don't even bother reading the Hobbit.lol
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Oh, shit. Best books ever. Definitely my top 3 of all time. Tolkien's a fucking genious.
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ok, first of all, im 'rereading' em. second of all, i didnt really find the Hobbit that boring, i read that last summer, kind of funny with bilbo, a bunch of dwarves, and then Gandgalf
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ya i read them all last summer, they're awesome.
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best thing ever, hence my sig and icon
'...all fled before his face. All save one. There waiting, silent
and still in the space before the gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax.'
'It's not the eastern shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been clouding my mind since we left Lorien. Something draws near, I can feel it.'
How many snowboarders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
10, 1 to do it, and 9 to say 'I can do that.'
'Dude, we're sick. He's pretty sick, but his muscles aren't as big as mine, so you know.'-CR Johnson
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I tried reading it but it sucked. I am into all the Weis And Hickman stuff like Dragon Lance and Death Gate, those stories are acdtually complex and interesting. the Lord Of the Rings seems simple and boring.
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you know what i have to say to that, your kinda dumb, what the hell if it wasnt for tolkien then gay shit like dragon lance would never be around. where do you think they get orcs and elves and halflings from? tolkien started it all. the first and best, epic as hell
'...all fled before his face. All save one. There waiting, silent
and still in the space before the gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax.'
'It's not the eastern shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been clouding my mind since we left Lorien. Something draws near, I can feel it.'
How many snowboarders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
10, 1 to do it, and 9 to say 'I can do that.'
'Dude, we're sick. He's pretty sick, but his muscles aren't as big as mine, so you know.'-CR Johnson
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nah, I appreciate what he did and I understand that he started it all but that doesnt mean I have to like it. I can appreciate it and not like it at the same time.
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Ya I'm reading the 2nd one now its relly good. The first one was a bit slow but once you get to Moria it gets a lot better
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yea, i read the hobbit in a day, and it was so kick ass that i finished the LOTR trilogy in a little over a week..... defanately one of the best stories that i have ever read.
Just a question, when does Two Towers come out on box set DVD? I mean, i got the 4 disc Fellowship DVD set, but I never saw Towers.....
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Yeah I hated the LOTR trilogy. SOOOOO boring!!! Tolkien had an amazing imagination, but he was a boring writer.
The only reason he's famous is because he was the first to do something like this. It IS a great story, don't get me wrong, but why do you think of the dozens of other books he wrote, none of them ever were famous? Because he's not a very good writer, that's why.
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oops, besides the Hobbit. It was ok. but it still wasnt well written.
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dude im not even gonna start but the two towers 4 disc will prolly be out in november just like the 4 disc fellowship, the two towers regular version will be out on august 26th
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'...all fled before his face. All save one. There waiting, silent
and still in the space before the gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax.'
'It's not the eastern shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind. Something draws near, I can feel it.'
How many snowboarders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
10, 1 to do it, and 9 to say 'I can do that.'
'Dude, we're sick. He's pretty sick, but his muscles aren't as big as mine, so you know.'-CR Johnson
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Good NMK someone else who agrees.
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Fockers...
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whoa, and i thought my dad was the only person who didnt like this shit.
The Cameron Crowe of the ski industry, just watch...
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whoa, and i thought my dad was the only person who didnt like this shit.
The Cameron Crowe of the ski industry, just watch...
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its starts way to slow the hobbit is a good one to start with though
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wow, im so mad right now....
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Official NS guy left in the dark
'...all fled before his face. All save one. There waiting, silent
and still in the space before the gate, sat Gandalf upon Shadowfax.'
'It's not the eastern shore that worries me. A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind. Something draws near, I can feel it.'
How many snowboarders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
10, 1 to do it, and 9 to say 'I can do that.'
'Dude, we're sick. He's pretty sick, but his muscles aren't as big as mine, so you know.'-CR Johnson
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Me too, man, me too...
-Teddy
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dont worry about those guys. let them read their dragon lance. we know it kicks ass, does anything else really matter?
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to be concluded... ahhhhhhhh, and I missed the trailer for revolutions!!
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the series is one of my favorite books too. i didnt find it boring at all, but like krongos said, interesting in the beginning.
- Julian
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The Sword of Truth is a great series written by Terry Goodkind if you like REALLY well written stories.
Also, the Iron Tower Trilogy my Dennis L. Mckiernan is good.
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