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StaceGhost
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Pickpick

Finished the LotR trilogy, starting the Silmarillion & v excited for the critical theory I‘ve chosen to pair with it. Also mad about not having all the books I want to read on audiobook ho hum

This book was lovely— a lot of excellent moral readings BUT I wanted more nuance. Still, delightful. Looking for a close reading involving Tolkien‘s other works & specifically an analysis of “the scouring of the shire”

#freeluigi #feanorno

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dabbe
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BooksandCoffee4Me Ooooooh! This one. 2mo
dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me IKR? 💙😭💙 2mo
Jari-chan 🥹🥹💖 2mo
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wanderinglynn 💙💙💙 2mo
dabbe @Jari-chan 🥹💚🥹 2mo
dabbe @wanderinglynn 💙💚🩵 2mo
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Butterfinger
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@ImperfectCJ I meant, with everything in me, to email you as soon as I got to school Monday to tell you my schedule. It has been a crazy week, finalizing grades, parent/teacher conferences that lasted late. Please forgive me and my forgetfulness.

ImperfectCJ No worries at all! I know you have a lot going on lately. Next time I'm in WNC, we'll connect :-) 2mo
BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, he wrote such beautiful lines. 2mo
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Deifio
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Finished my new jumper. Been reading LotR and listening to the Prancing Pony Podcast and audio knitting. Very relaxing

TheKidUpstairs Beautiful! 2mo
AmyG That is lovely! 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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Texreader
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Daisey Thanks for the tag! I hope to fit in some Tolkien later today! 2mo
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Susanita
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At one point I was making an active effort to watch every Best Picture winner, so I managed 56/96 this week. Here are the top three favorites.
1. The Return of the King
2. Amadeus
3. Casablanca
A couple hidden gems
1. Marty
2. Gentleman‘s Agreement
A dud I won‘t finish: Cimarron (racist AF)

Moving up the TBW (RIP Gene Hackman😥)
1. Unforgiven
2. The French Connection

Survey link: https://shorturl.at/jp3WT

Thanks @dabbe for another great #TLT

AmyG I just saw on the news about Gene Hackman. 😥 3mo
Deblovestoread My daughter and I are going to see Amadeus with the Oregon Symphony tomorrow night. Should be amazing. Loved the movie. 3mo
Susanita @Deblovestoread That sounds amazing! 3mo
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Bookwomble
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

♥️🧙🏻‍♂️🧑🏽♥️

Leftcoastzen The works that keep on giving! 3mo
Bookwomble @Leftcoastzen Felt my feed needed a little uplift! 🩷 3mo
Cathythoughts I love this quote ❤️ 3mo
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Ruthiella ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
dabbe 💚🩶💚 3mo
The_Book_Ninja Superb 3mo
jitteryjane724 So much love for these books. 3mo
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JazzFeathers
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Mehso-so

#FellowshipOfTolkien

So, this is my reading of the new Italian translation by Ottavio Fatica. I'm happy l read it because it's part of the history of The Lord of the Rings in Italy - but never again.

I lothed it.

There's a story saying that Fatica claimed not to get what readers find in this book. Some say this is a urban legend because that interview cannot be found anywhere.

I don't need that interview. ⬇️

JazzFeathers It's clear from the translation itself that the translator didn't have any respect for the original text. It's in the lazy choice of terms. It the desire to superimpose his own mastery of the language. In the clear absence of any will to pass on the meaning of the text... I suppose because Fatica didn't see any ulterior meaning. I'm very disappointed. Tolkien didn't deserve this. 4mo
Daisey I don‘t want to give this a like click, because I hate to see a translation that you don‘t feel shows respect to the original, but I am glad to see that you finished it and shared this review for others. 4mo
JazzFeathers @Daisey It was tough. Especially towards the end, l really slogged because of the translation. But it is Tolkien, so l did it 😁 4mo
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JazzFeathers
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#FellowshipOfTolkien

And this is the true end. The last chapter.
Or is it?
Because, like Sam, there are more pages for us to write.

I can read this ending thousands of times and it will never be with dry eyes.
But always, I'm grateful for Tolkien's gift. For his invitation to do as the Hobbits: not just witness the story, but bring it back with us, let her empower us and guide our action.

This is a powerful book.