I'm not a Tolkien fan -- nothing negative. I did read The Hobbit years ago but just
never got around to any of the trilogy. So maybe this is funny, and maybe it isn't,
but there was a cartoon in the latest New Yorker. You don't really need to see it to
get it, I wouldn't think.
TOLKIEN CHARACTE
SPOILERS, don't read further, warning, show off about to be exposed as a fraud, humbug
and charlatan:
> 1) What is Gollum's real name?
Smeagol (no last name given). And he wasn't a hobbit, despite what many have said in
their reviews of the movie. He was a hobbit
Off of the top of my head, I only know the answer to three of these
questions.
But what I do remember is the significant impact these books (and Ayn Rand's
books) had on me. I remember:
1. The tremendous gratitude I had toward Sam.
2. The soul-wrenching sadness I felt for Frodo.
3. The absenc
No spoilers in my answers!
Gary Smith wrote:
> Okay, then let me give you this test and see how well you really
> remember them...
>
> 1) What is Gollum's real name?
> 2) What is the name of the king's evil advisor?
> 3) What is an Ent?
> 4) Who is Gollum's friend that helps him?
> 5) How does F
-Gary-
> Also, if you send the answers to this list, make sure to warn
> everyone that there is spoiler information involved.
Good call.
WARNING!! This message contains SPOILER INFORMATION!! Don't read it
unless you already know everything it says! In which case, reading it is
superfluous. But
Gary Smith favored us with:
Unless you've read at least two of the LOTR books this year to prepare
for it, I don't think you are really excited about the movie coming out.
Last year to prepare for the first movie, I read the Hobbit and
Fellowship. This year, I've read both Two Towers and Return of
Look, I read these books 39 years ago. I still remember them very well,
thank you. I don't have to read them this year. Stop picking on me!
(Let's see: 19-11 = 8)
Jon
Gary Smith wrote:
> Unless you've read at least two of the LOTR books this year to prepare
> for it, I don't think you are rea