tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post3592883647082876763..comments2023-10-30T05:15:17.509-07:00Comments on The Blue Fairy's Bookshelf: LOTR Read-Along! Fellowship Chapters 16-EndLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-66900799015307347232011-09-26T07:02:28.134-07:002011-09-26T07:02:28.134-07:00I read these books ONE time, and it was right befo...I read these books ONE time, and it was right before the movies, as I would've felt bad if I hadn't read them first.<br /><br />That being said, I mainly remember the movies. So I have to say HUZZAH FOR BOROMIR! Ah, complex characters. Also Galadriel also kicks ass, but there I mean more BookGaladriel and not GlowingCateBlanchettGaladriel.<br /><br />And that was a super-cute story. Books, you wily things, helping bring people together.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-24796619614457167012011-09-26T06:36:28.347-07:002011-09-26T06:36:28.347-07:00Thanks Lynn and Carl! I thought personal stories w...Thanks Lynn and Carl! I thought personal stories were pertinent to the read-along, because there's such a difference between coming at a book for the first time and coming at it for the fifth or sixth time and having had the work as a presence in one's reading and personal history.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-36622035972753493002011-09-25T12:48:13.922-07:002011-09-25T12:48:13.922-07:00Ah, I LOVE the personal anecdote! Thank you so mu...Ah, I LOVE the personal anecdote! Thank you so much for sharing that. What a wonderful thing for you both to share. <br /><br />I liked the little mention of Aragorn and Arwen in the fellowship's time in Lothlorien. <br /><br />I too think that some of the remaining elves, particularly Galadriel and Elrond who have a deeper role in events, wonder if they will be able to leave Middle-earth. I also think they wonder if they should leave now or stay and try to have some impact on the events that are rapidly unfolding. There is something deeply bittersweet about the elves as we meet them in the times of these events and it makes me feel so strongly about them.<br /><br />I was really happy to see how quickly Legolas and Gimli become friends in the book. It is nice to see them quickly rise above their faces' distrust of each other. I also find myself really touched by the way in which Lothlorien affects Gimli, particularly because of Galadriel. <br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more about what Science Fiction and Fantasy does in allowing the examination of deeper human ideas, ideals, etc. They talk about this a great deal in the extras on the Extended Editions of the LOTR films.<br /><br />I'm with you all the way on Boromir, it was well-handled and I think he represents humanity so well. Haven't we all been there where we made a decision that in retrospect was much about our own self interest while convincing ourselves it was for right and even noble reasons?Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607193039280948594.post-68963234320991379132011-09-25T07:03:28.670-07:002011-09-25T07:03:28.670-07:00I really liked your personal story! Not sappy at a...I really liked your personal story! Not sappy at all.<br />I agree with you about Boromir. I think he is a bit misunderstood and I ended up feeling sorry for him.<br />I loved the chapters in the mines, so well written, just made me tense reading it!<br />Lynn :DLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928865767523025349noreply@blogger.com