I've read both. I really liked LOTRs a lot.
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Originally posted by Teyla-Joy View PostAnyone likes the Lord of the rings and chronicals of Narnia books?
Originally posted by jmoz View PostI really liked the Hobbit, then the Lord of the Rings trilogy I couldn't finish because of his extensive fondness for descriptive exhaustive detailed world building and petty politics. But I can see some of the beauty in it, the imagination. I mean very few have come up with such a detailed world. I think I read all the Chronicle books when I was younger and had less memory retention. I should read them again. They were pretty creative too but I didn't like how the kids were placed into these highly important roles without filing a job application
You should try reading The Silmarillion. It's difficult reading at first but when you get used to Tolkien's syntax, I think you'll find that it's an ultimately superior storyline to Lord of the Rings.sigpic
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Originally posted by Cold Fuzz View PostI liked all of them. I found the Narnia books to be more accessible. Tolkien's wording could get...dense, especially in the early chapters of Lord of the Rings. I personally liked The Silmarillion more than the Lord of the Rings.
I read Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe when I was very young. I never forgot it. It wasn't until many, many years later that I finally ended up reading the other 6 books. I'm glad I got a chance to read them as an adult because I could appreciate them. Interestingly, my favorite ended up being Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
You should try reading The Silmarillion. It's difficult reading at first but when you get used to Tolkien's syntax, I think you'll find that it's an ultimately superior storyline to Lord of the Rings.
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Originally posted by jmoz View PostI started reading that a while back but I really couldn't understand it too much. I'm bad with syntax and flowery language, sorry caveman in that aspect. If I had some sort of key to decipher the text, then maybe.sigpic
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Originally posted by Teyla-Joy View PostAnyone likes the Lord of the rings and chronicals of Narnia books?sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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I read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was in 4th grade for school, I read the rest of the books afterwards because I liked it so much. I really didn't like how it ended.
I read The Lord of the Rings books. I liked them for the most part. I liked The Silmarillion better, I tend to like flowery language in my books lol .sigpic
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Originally posted by VampyreWraith View PostI read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was in 4th grade for school, I read the rest of the books afterwards because I liked it so much. I really didn't like how it ended.
I read The Lord of the Rings books. I liked them for the most part. I liked The Silmarillion better, I tend to like flowery language in my books lol .
And my friend is at Oxford right now, taking a C.S. Lewis tutorial...she gets to study Narnia. I am insanely jealous. lol"YOU'RE EASIER THAN THE U.S. CONGRESS."~Nikola
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Originally posted by Gatefan1976 View PostSo do you like HP Lovecraft and August Derleth as well?
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Loved C.o.Narnia - can re-read them even now can't count the amount of time I have read them over the past .?.?.? years Just finished reading The Gap Series (again!!) by Stephen Donaldson whilst waiting for his next Thomas Covenant book to appear on the shelves next month.sigpic
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Originally posted by Mimzy View PostI actually didn't prefer how it ended back when I was a kid either, but my suggestion is to re-read all of them again. It helps
And my friend is at Oxford right now, taking a C.S. Lewis tutorial...she gets to study Narnia. I am insanely jealous. lolsigpic
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