Don't even try it unless you've read all the rest and you absolutely must have more Tolkien. It's a bit like reading the Encyclopedia for fun.
I have to admit, I found The Fellowship of the Ring was a slow starter, but once you get to Rivendell it all gets a lot better. It is definitely worth wading through the backstory to get to the real meat of it. Remember, even though they were published as three books, LOTR is actually one big story. I think that if you can make it that far, you'll probably like it better than the hobbit. Of course, I grew up on this stuff, so I can't claim to be unbiased on any conversation about LOTR or StarWars. -----Original Message----- From: Craig Hammer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 1:55 PM Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Perl programmer born and bred Have you ever tried to wade through The Silmarillion? Craig Hammer -----Original Message----- From: Elias Assmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 3:45 PM To: Randal L. Schwartz Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Perl programmer born and bred On 25 Jun 2002, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > >>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff 'Japhy' Pinyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jeff> Perhaps this is because programmers are of the sci-fi/fantasy > Jeff> book-reading ilk, and LotR is perhaps the pinnacle of fantasy. > > As a counterpoint, I read the Hobbit two or three times and enjoyed > it, but started LotR twice, and could never get past the second > chapter. I saw the movie cold, without knowing the story. Having > seen the movie, there are parts I like, but I'm still not motived to > go read the book. You know, sort of I did the same thing, except that I didn't :-) I mean, I read The Hobbit and liked it, and started LoTR but just couldn't bear it, started it again later and at some (early) point simply didn't read on (I think it was when Tom Bombadil turned up, I never could stand that guy). Then when I knew the movie would come out soon I decided that I had to read the book before seeing the movie, and as soon as I (or maybe I should say the Hobbits) got to Bree, it became fun, albeit at times a rather...strange kind of fun. As for the movie: It was fun to watch, but somehow it all just seemed like a background for slaughtering _yrch_, which misses the point IMHO. (Not that I'm sure that I know what the point is, but still.) Elias -- Gefängnis für Hans Mustermann wegen Fälschung und Verrat -- Die Einstürzenden Neubauten, Was ist ist -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
