tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post4156906560657147031..comments2024-03-27T09:50:53.662-05:00Comments on Happy Catholic*: Updated: The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again ... and Related ReadingJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-84582617742305134992012-12-08T11:59:51.198-06:002012-12-08T11:59:51.198-06:00I haven't read that but a few months ago I rea...I haven't read that but a few months ago I read Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather ... loved it! I'll add My Antonia to my list. :-)Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-78542961614508368892012-12-08T11:57:13.839-06:002012-12-08T11:57:13.839-06:00Actually, I'm finding that Rob Inglis is doing...Actually, I'm finding that Rob Inglis is doing a much better job in The Fellowship of the Ring. He does do voices but he's changed them around a bit and the ones for this book suit my mind's ear better.<br /><br />TerentiaJ ... I can imagine how annoying that singing was for someone who was paying attention to the tune. :-)<br /><br />However, I have to admit that, since I always skipped the words themselves when reading, that I was fine with anything so long as it allowed me to force myself to listen. Which it did. :-)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368767968953817531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-67849591599234993842012-12-08T10:03:31.066-06:002012-12-08T10:03:31.066-06:00The recorded LOTR was good but the music in The Ho...The recorded LOTR was good but the music in The Hobbit was unlistenable. It was the same lilting happy melody regardless of the lyrics. "Oh no the dragon came and killed our families and exiled us from our homes, fa la la la la" "Down we go to goblin town where we will torture you to death and eat you, fa la la la la."<br />I fast forward thru it all.TerentiaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940638946765994259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-48629354799252435572012-12-07T21:03:59.524-06:002012-12-07T21:03:59.524-06:00I'm reading it now for the first time. Your s...I'm reading it now for the first time. Your sites will be helpful. <br /><br />By the way, nothing to do with Tolkein, but have you ever read My Antonia by Willa Cather? Just finished it today and wow was that a great novel. Where was that one all my life?Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-70175427528939535362012-12-07T18:33:23.065-06:002012-12-07T18:33:23.065-06:00Gah, The blogger iPad bug struck and I got cut off...Gah, The blogger iPad bug struck and I got cut off.<br /><br />Also, I love Rob Inglis's reading. He doesn't really DO voices, and he has a marvellous voice of his own. When I have trouble sleeping, I like to flip the LotR on somewhere - I find voices reading much more soothing than music when I'm trying to sleep. It quiets the mind somehow.<br /><br />Oh, and his singing! *love* He really does the songs justice, IMO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-14805106944733919372012-12-07T18:28:54.295-06:002012-12-07T18:28:54.295-06:00Both Tolkien's letters and the biography by Hu...Both Tolkien's letters and the biography by Humphrey Carpenter are well worth reading. Owning really, I got them from the library and wish I had them for rereadingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-29133997624201598202012-12-07T16:58:37.410-06:002012-12-07T16:58:37.410-06:00I just became aware of them about a week ago and p...I just became aware of them about a week ago and put them on my Amazon wish list. :-)<br /><br />I know that reading The Habit of Being made me feel as if Flannery O'Connor and I were good friends. That made me understand the power of letters.<br /><br />Our library might have it and that will be my next visit if I don't get it for Christmas. By the way, speaking of libraries, I have been checking out your blog. What a treat! I completely agree with your post about e-readers (my Kindle is handy for reading review pdfs, etc. but I like a real book best ... no recharging, etc.). Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368767968953817531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-84432479987560681562012-12-07T15:17:11.699-06:002012-12-07T15:17:11.699-06:00Julie, have you read Tolkien's letters, by any...Julie, have you read Tolkien's letters, by any chance(http://www.amazon.com/Letters-J-R-R-Tolkien-J-R/dp/0618056998)? They add so much depth to the significance of his stories, creative process, and tremendous warmth of his heart (not to mention his faith). In his letters, Tolkien frequently frets over the maps and illustrations, thinking himself a miserable artist (perhaps he was always so preoccupied with publisher's opinions, but this seemed to be his objective view). If I remember correctly, he was very particular about the placing of the plates in the book-he didn't want them inserted where the printer felt they were most convenient. Even if he thought himself a poor artist, he had a strong sense of the role of images in the cross-fertilization of story and imagination.Johttp://pontifexlibris.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com