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It’s time for another re-read!
I’d like to spend the rest of the year on another close reading of Tolkien‘s legendarium, including keeping a reading journal and listening to my favorite podcasts chapter by chapter.
The Hobbit has never been a favorite book of mine and I haven’t read it nearly as often as LotR, but I’m looking forward to seeing what new insights I can find this time around.
— Aug 21, 2025 04:55AM
I’d like to spend the rest of the year on another close reading of Tolkien‘s legendarium, including keeping a reading journal and listening to my favorite podcasts chapter by chapter.
The Hobbit has never been a favorite book of mine and I haven’t read it nearly as often as LotR, but I’m looking forward to seeing what new insights I can find this time around.
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Already this is so much more charming than I remembered. It’s interesting to see the narrating voice change so much over the course of the book, and then by the time we get to LotR.
Favorite parts: Gandalf‘s introduction as he interrogates poor Bilbo on the true meaning of „Good morning“, and the dwarves mocking Bilbo with their plate song.
— Aug 21, 2025 05:03AM
Favorite parts: Gandalf‘s introduction as he interrogates poor Bilbo on the true meaning of „Good morning“, and the dwarves mocking Bilbo with their plate song.