Lord of the Readalong 2020 discussion

Alright, that wraps up Book 3.

What has stood out to you or surprised you so far?
What do you think of these characters? Which of them is stands out to you? Which do you connect with more?
What do you think of this world Tolkien has created?

Just finished this part and I miss Frodo and Sam! I know each part of the journey is important, but I miss my Samwise. I did like Treebeard, he was great. And Legolas has always been a favorite character from the movies. Some of the scenes seem to drag on and on....and on....so I wish there wasn’t so much dialogue. But, I’m excited to see what the next section has in store!

Just got to this point yesterday. I am still enjoying this book more than I thought. I do have a hard time picturing fight scenes, so the whole chapter about Helm's Deep was a bit dragging for me because I just couldn't picture it all. I think I need to watch the movie again!

I can certainly see that the time of WWII was influencing Tolkien in his writing of this. There is a feeling of foreboding and evil influences all around even when there is no actual battle going on.

I thought the tree ents and treebeard in particular gave a lighter almost humorous feel to the story. I really enjoyed that part.

Overall, I think the writing is beautiful.

I liked this part of the book. When I started the book I expected to read about Sam/Frodo as well but when I think about this I like how he separated it into two books. I really liked reading about the ents and Merry and Pippin and how they took Isengard.

I'm looking forward to reading about Sam and Frodo.

Overall I think that I, at least fot now, like this book better than FOTR. I find that both the pacing is better and that is's easier to read as well.

I managed to get behind in my reading but I have finished The Two Towers. I am really enjoying the story. I especially liked the confrontation with Saruman.