What readest thou?
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Re: What readest thou?
My parents got me Till We Have Faces, The Children of Húrin, Unfinished Tales, and a book I didn't know existed, Boxen: Childhood Chronicles Before Narnia, containing some of the stories Lewis and his brother came up with during their childhood. So far, I've read Till We Have Faces and The Children of Húrin. Man, The Children of Húrin is a depressing book. I've found a family I'd like to be a part of less than the Skywalkers!
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I have "Boxin" on my Kindle, but I haven't read it yet. I want to sometime. I keep telling myself I need to make the time, but I keep forgetting.
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Children of Hurin /is/ super-depressing.
Till We Have Faces is goooooooood stuff.
I have Boxen too, but I've only read one or two of the shorter stories in there thus far... in The Eagle and the Child.
Till We Have Faces is goooooooood stuff.
I have Boxen too, but I've only read one or two of the shorter stories in there thus far... in The Eagle and the Child.
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Children of Hurin...is possibly the most depressing book I have ever read in my entire life. Just so depressing. On a positive note though, I learned through it that I really like the name Lalaith as a middle name. You know, the daughter that dies on like page 3.
I just finished "Book of a Thousand Days" by Shannon Hale. I was introduced to her books last year and I've been reading them here and there. I highly recommend her books. They're similar to Gail Carson Levine's, but she has her own voice. Hale's writing is...pure. I seriously recommend it to everyone no warnings.
I'm also reading the last of a certain series of seven books for the very first time. If anyone wishes to PM me about this they may.
I just finished "Book of a Thousand Days" by Shannon Hale. I was introduced to her books last year and I've been reading them here and there. I highly recommend her books. They're similar to Gail Carson Levine's, but she has her own voice. Hale's writing is...pure. I seriously recommend it to everyone no warnings.
I'm also reading the last of a certain series of seven books for the very first time. If anyone wishes to PM me about this they may.
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Okay so I recently added to my book collection a NICE copy of The Jungle Books, a good copy of Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and something else that is great, but I forgot. XD
And I am reading The Great Gatsby for the first time -or trying but yeah I don't have a lot of time- XÞ
CHILDREN OF HURIN IS SOOOO DEPRESSING *cries*
XD
I own Unfinished Tales, which is pretty great.
Okay so I recently added to my book collection a NICE copy of The Jungle Books, a good copy of Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and something else that is great, but I forgot. XD
And I am reading The Great Gatsby for the first time -or trying but yeah I don't have a lot of time- XÞ
CHILDREN OF HURIN IS SOOOO DEPRESSING *cries*
XD
I own Unfinished Tales, which is pretty great.
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[to echo general consensus Children of Hurin is exTremely depressing]
What I'm reading;
audio book: Les Miserables -- first time to tackle the unabridged version. This one has 45 CDs! And it is wonnnnderful!
traditional books:
just finished C.S.Lewis' Letters to Children [thumbs up!]
currently reading:
The company they keep (about the Inklings and how writing in community influenced on one another)
An American Sign Language Phrasebook
What I'm reading;
audio book: Les Miserables -- first time to tackle the unabridged version. This one has 45 CDs! And it is wonnnnderful!
traditional books:
just finished C.S.Lewis' Letters to Children [thumbs up!]
currently reading:
The company they keep (about the Inklings and how writing in community influenced on one another)
An American Sign Language Phrasebook
Xin Yesu, Xiang Yesu - Believe Jesus, Be like Jesus
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I've...I've not read "Children of Hurin"...what is it even about?
I've finished "The Hobbit" and am just getting to the actual Silmarillion part of the Silmarillion (I read Ainulindale and Valaquenta first). Here's hoping I can finish this time! This seems to be a kind of book that one needs to invest a fair amount of time to in order to get through.
I've finished "The Hobbit" and am just getting to the actual Silmarillion part of the Silmarillion (I read Ainulindale and Valaquenta first). Here's hoping I can finish this time! This seems to be a kind of book that one needs to invest a fair amount of time to in order to get through.
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You'll get to the condensed version in the Silm eventually, Hobbit. Basically, Hurin ticked off Morgoth and was doomed to watch his children make TERRIBLE life choices.
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at Tooky's summary!
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@Benisse: 45 CDs?! Wow! I knew Les Mis was a long book, but... 45 CDs....
@Tooky: Best summary of Children of Hurin ever!
@hobbit: I would think Children of Hurin is comparable to a Shakespearean tragedy. (Note that the only Shakespeare play I've read in its entirety was A Winter's Tale, which is only half tragedy.)
@Tooky: Best summary of Children of Hurin ever!
@hobbit: I would think Children of Hurin is comparable to a Shakespearean tragedy. (Note that the only Shakespeare play I've read in its entirety was A Winter's Tale, which is only half tragedy.)
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