I told the kids a version of the story in The Hobbit at bedtime on Friday night, and Casper was asking about it on Saturday, so we started it. Dillo listens some, but he's not really old enough, but Casper LOVES it. We're 5 chapters in, just past Riddles in the Dark (the Gollum chapter). Beats Harry Potter all hollow, in my opinion - SO much more fun for me to read.
Faith: A kid. Angel's got a kid. Wesley: Connor. Faith: A teenage kid born last year. Wesley: I told you, he grew up in a hell dimension. Faith: Right. And what, Cordelia spent her last summer as… Wesley: A divine being. Faith: Uh-huh. Can I just ask--What the hell are you people doing?
'Why We Fight'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
flea - Dec 20, 2010 7:04:41 am PST #13288 of 28279
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Consuela - Dec 20, 2010 7:53:54 am PST #13289 of 28279
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Awesome, flea! That's great that it's fun for you to read.
Hayden - Dec 20, 2010 7:57:31 am PST #13290 of 28279
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Synchronicity! I started The Hobbit with Li'l Sphere last week. We've been interrupted by frequent Xmas stories, though, so we're only to the end of Chapter 3. It's a lot more fun than I remembered, though.
flea - Dec 20, 2010 8:10:10 am PST #13291 of 28279
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It's remarkably zippy. I can recall very clearly when my father read it to me, when I was 7 - his intonation on "Who are these miserable persons?" scared the pants off me. (Casper corrected me, saying, "people!")
sumi - Dec 20, 2010 8:37:19 am PST #13292 of 28279
Art Crawl!!!
How cool!
And wasn't the Hobbit meant to be read aloud originally?
Hayden - Dec 20, 2010 8:59:51 am PST #13293 of 28279
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
There's a wonderful knowingly sarcastic tone that cuts through it that reminds me of A.A. Milne.
Atropa - Dec 20, 2010 12:17:51 pm PST #13294 of 28279
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I have very fond memories of my Dad reading The Hobbit to me.
Volans - Dec 20, 2010 2:08:49 pm PST #13295 of 28279
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We're reading How to Train Your Dragon, which isn't at all like the movie (although I'm still doing a Craig Ferguson impression for Gobber), so I hope that when we start The Hobbit (maybe next), there will be less fussing about the differences between the book and the movie.
Dana - Dec 20, 2010 5:30:02 pm PST #13296 of 28279
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My parents got us a Kindle. Dude.
Now I'm not entirely sure what to do with it.
Strix - Dec 20, 2010 5:32:47 pm PST #13297 of 28279
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Dana, you will HATE it. You should obviously send it to me, so I can spare you time and heartache.
I wouldn't do this for just ANYONE.....
(And the answer is load very hefty tomes on it, and enjoy the lightness.)