It has been a long time since I have posted/been on the website. Graduating uni was tough this past semester. In March/April I finally decided to bite the bullet and rid myself of my greatest shame; the fact that I have not read The Lord of the Rings.
The first book was a tough read. If I remember correctly, it takes about 200 pages to get into it but after that it is smooth sailing all the way up to The Two Towers. The Two Towers is awesome until the Sam and Frodo chapters, which it becomes a slog-fest to read through. The Return of the King is a much better paced book. I won't spoil anything but this is the book I realised that has the most noticeable differences to the film.
Important things I learned from reading: Tolkien is on his own time while writing the books. All the parts that should be faced paced seem slow and vice-versa. I won't get into the differences between the films and the book, there are too many and
However, I understand what this book has done for people. My Uncle said these books changed his life. Before these books came out there really was not any fantasy available. LotR helped awaken the imagination of a generation and set the fantasy standard for other books to come. Pretty cool.
Being done feels awesome. It took WAY longer than I thought and sometimes it felt like a marathon. On to Anansi Boys.
