fellowshipofthering

An update on week one of my December #BookSpinBingo since technically, the first week is over! I've started the #audiobook for #FellowshipOfTheRing and have one last #HolidayRomance left to read (which I'll be using as a Free Space.)

Reviews for everything should be coming out soon but I will say it ranges so far from 2.5 stars to a high 4! Any guesses on which one got lowest and highest marks?

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien

My thought for the day: Tolkien does such a good job ending each book and internal book with cliffhangers. And making you wait through another whole internal book until you get back to that cliffhanger and those characters as he shifts focus back & forth. I couldn‘t help but think of a few authors now, who have left series uncompleted because they got busy with TV show adaptions or prequel series or real life. ⤵️

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ Just imagine if Tolkien had gotten busy and never wrote Return of the King, left Frodo where he lay…. or just left it hanging at the Black Gate. And he wrote through some very trying times too: World Wars, not to mention paper shortages, to name a few. In many ways we are very lucky that he persevered to finish this trilogy, so we can still be reading & enjoying it today. 6mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa #FellowshipOfTheRing #LOTRChapterADay @Daisey @JazzFeathers @wordslinger42 @BookwormAHN @tdrosebud and sorry, I know I‘m missing one of our original group from way back…sorry 6mo

BookwormAHN If you have ever watched the cartoon version of the Lord of The Rings, it ends around the Two Towers so I can imagine and I agree how persistent he was and how lucky we are. 6mo

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JazzFeathers Cliffhanger is an art, in my opinion. I've seen it done very badly, where you think, 'Oh, come on! You really want to sell me the next book!' But Tolkien is different. He really built the story that way. I once heard that this is not the way to organise a story. I bag to dissent 😁 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @JazzFeathers I was thinking of the big epics today, like Game of Thrones… which if left where it is and unfinished will basically cement it here forever, no carry over to future reading, etc. By leaving them unfinished, you are basically dooming them to be a one time read, and stuck. Whereas a great epic well done, a Tolkien, even a Harry Potter can be reread over generations. ↩️ (edited) 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa …a cliffhanger well done is a treasure and statement… it could go either way after that really, how can “even an author” get them out of that. And in some cases, I think their authors don‘t know either so don‘t finish. 🤷‍♀️ (edited) 5mo

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gossamerchild

Fellowship of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings--Part One | J R R Tolkien

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Excellent, as always.

#tolkien #lotr #fellowshipofthering

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gossamerchild

The Fellowship of the Ring | J. R. R. Tolkien

Tfw you realize your only copy of LOTR isn't actually readable anymore and you panic buy another copy of the book in 3 paperback volumes 🤣🤣

#lotr #tolkien #fellowshipofthering

BookwormAHN I understand completely 😸 2y

gossamerchild @BookwormAHN 🤣🤣 2y

Bookwomble I love that you've worn out a copy of this! 😄❤️📖 2y

gossamerchild @Bookwomble wow, I've tried replying 3 times now and I can't get it right! Anyway, yeah, I'm not gentle on my favorites 🫢 2y

Bookwomble @gossamerchild Third time's the charm 😄🍀 2y

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SeaToSkyes

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien

Got to the halfway mark today. Listening to Andy Serkis narrate these books is such a fantastic thing 🌿✨🌿 #lotr #middleearthmarch #lordoftherings #fellowshipofthering #jrrtolkien #currentlyreading

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SeaToSkyes

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien

Some of my notes while reading Fellowship of the Ring for the first time 😆 #middleearthmarch #lordoftherings #lotr #fellowshipofthering #currentlyreading #jrrtolkien

KCofKaysville @SeatoSkyes I did not even notice such details but overlooked them while being enthralled by the story and the characters. 2y

SeaToSkyes @KCofKaysville since this is my first time reading the stories after only seeing the films, I'm trying to pay close attention to the differences. Maybe too close! 2y

KCofKaysville @SeaToSkyes Definitely the movies skip a lot. Where is Tom Bombadill? 2y

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SeaToSkyes @KCofKaysville yes! I believe I just got to the part where we meet him 2y

shanaqui They're both first cousins once removed and second cousins once removed: Frodo's mother was Bilbo's first cousin from Bilbo's mother's side, and Frodo's father was Bilbo's second cousin on Bilbo's father's side. Given all that complexity, makes sense for Frodo to call Bilbo his uncle -- in the same way, I called some of my parents' extended family “uncle“ and “aunt“ as a kid even though they were technically cousins once/twice removed! 2y

SeaToSkyes @shanaqui it is easy for Frodo to call him uncle but why did Tolkien have to make it so complicated! Lol 😂 2y

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bookstoregoblin

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien

I restarted this one because I got it on Audible. Now I can finish it all in one go instead of waiting on the library copy for weeks at a time. I'm tracking my reading progress with Bookly. Does anybody use that and if so, thoughts?

#lordoftherings #bookly #jrrtolkien #fellowshipofthering #nowlistening

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ishan0986

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien

#tolkien #fellowshipofthering

Nute Yes! 3y

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SanjanaGhosh

The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy : Jigsaw Book : Collector's Edition | Five Mile Press Pty. Limited, The

@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

@runswithscissors007 thanks for the tag :D

1. The Lord of the Rings ( I usually love long books, and this one is almost never ending, and maybe that's the problem)

2. People automatically assume I'm the best person to suggest books to read (which really makes me feel good about myself)

3. Lots. But the first ever fictional character is probably Prince Charming

@keepingupwiththepenguins @AkashPhoenix

Eggs Prince Charming 👏🏻🤗❣️ 4y

Deifio You could try our chapter-a-day read of LotR #fellowshipofthering if you want to give it a go, we're on book 2 "The Two Towers" ? 4y

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Deifio

The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien

Book 3, chapter 3:
Poor Pippin thinking he's only a piece of luggage! You're important, you and Merry both! You'll see!
#fellowshipofthering #LOTRchapteraday

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