Ginger, I think paperbacks just flat out are not meant to last - my Watership Down (that I stole from my brother) went loose leaf after about 10 years, and I'm pretty sure that the spines of more than one volume of Wheel of Time cracked open. I've got c. 1985 C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy that have been shedding pages like Sammie sheds her winter coat since the 90s.
Can I mop your brow? I am at the ready with the fearsome brow-mop.
Wash ,'Objects In Space'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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WindSparrow - Mar 06, 2011 4:21:02 am PST #16116 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
megan walker - Mar 06, 2011 8:45:23 am PST #16117 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
This is the Hobbit I had growing up: [link] I liked those covers.
I found these at a library book sale, which is sort of Lord of the Rings as Harlequin romance: [link] I bought them because my fancy boxed all-in-one hardcover, while gorgeous, is rather unwieldy: [link]
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Incredibly, I found the Hobbit boxed hardcover in perfect condition at a street stand in NY: [link]
Connie Neil - Mar 06, 2011 8:55:40 am PST #16118 of 30001
brillig
This is the Hobbit I had growing up
Tolkien's own art, I believe.
Dana - Mar 06, 2011 9:08:06 am PST #16119 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Yeah, those are the LoTR covers I have, Megan.
megan walker - Mar 06, 2011 9:12:47 am PST #16120 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I think next year's book challenge may have to involve re-reading. It's been awhile for both books.
Vortex - Mar 06, 2011 9:14:19 am PST #16121 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I have tried multiple times to read Tolkien, and I just can't get into it. I have a rule that the author gets 50 pages to get it moving. Tolkien has never made that for me.
quester - Mar 06, 2011 9:25:32 am PST #16122 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
This is the Hobbit I had growing up: [link]. I liked those covers.
Yep, had those ones, too.
megan walker - Mar 06, 2011 9:26:28 am PST #16123 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That seems very reasonable Vortex. I'm not a big sci-fi/fantasy fan and only read The Hobbit for school. I didn't pick up The Lord of the Rings until well after college. It's one of the books I regret not discovering when I was younger, but actually, I'm not sure I would have finished it back then.
WindSparrow - Mar 06, 2011 9:27:01 am PST #16124 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Tolkien's own art, I believe.
That's the one my brother had, which he let me borrow when I was ready to try a work of that length. Oddly, I remember it being harder than I expected, given that on many a Sunday afternoon the whole family had listened to an audio version (I think read by Tolkien himself).
I have tried multiple times to read Tolkien, and I just can't get into it. I have a rule that the author gets 50 pages to get it moving. Tolkien has never made that for me.
The endless trivial descriptions, perhaps? It's what kills Thomas Hardy for me, but Tolkien's just makes me feel a bit drunk on words.
Theodosia - Mar 06, 2011 12:15:16 pm PST #16125 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Tolkien has an odd word-music that is tuned on alliteration and structure -- not surprising when you find out he was a leading world authority on Anglo-Saxon languages and literature. Pretty much considered all those Romance languages Johnny-come-latelies and Shakespeare irretrievably contaminated.
Unfortunately, the first couple chapters of TLotR is in a very twee, juvenile mode a la The Hobbit -- it isn't until just before the Council of Elrond chapter that it snaps into a more adult, serious mode that is what makes the trilogy.