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!")
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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 8:10:10 am PST #13291 of 28279
information libertarian
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
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
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
move out and draw fire
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.)
Consuela - Dec 20, 2010 6:50:52 pm PST #13298 of 28279
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Dana, you can load fic on it! (I hear: I don't know how, myself.)
Cass - Dec 20, 2010 6:53:37 pm PST #13299 of 28279
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Oh, you can. Trust me.
Dana - Dec 21, 2010 6:56:37 am PST #13300 of 28279
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
That is definitely the plan. One of the plans.