Yesterday I at last finished reading The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien (did I even have to put the author's name? Who doesn't know that? Is there anybody left on the planet who does not know the name of the author who wrote that book?), the heaviest book I've ever read, and also one of the best. What a great book. GREAT!
Then I went and watched the movie (LotR: Return of the King) and right at the end after Sauron had his ass handed to him by the little Hobbits, they went back to the Shire. When they got to the Shire, everything was normal and happy there, sunny, with the trees still there and everybody smiling and laughing. I thought, What! What! That's not how it was in the book! That's not the way it was, in the book!
So even though the movies were really damn great and made by a man who is himself a big LotR fan, and even looks (or looked - he's lost a lot of weight and looking pretty Hollywood these days) like a Hobbit, I began to wonder what Mr Tolkien would have thought of the movie. I think he would have been impressed with EVERYTHING except for the ending.
Anyway, after work today I jumped on the bus and got off at the library and went inside, returned LotR and got two books: Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind and Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. More fantasy? Yay! Having a girlfriend with an insect for a head? Hurrah! Only in fantasy. Ultimate fantasy. Final fantasy? No! Endless fantasy!
Fantasy world opens arms to Stratu! Happy ever after!
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hey there,
...yeah that bothered me about the movies as well thats NOT how the book ended. but like aways movies often fall short when done from book. although the LOR movies are well done.:) if you havent read good omens by terry prachet and neil gaiman you should.. i really think youd like it.
as for the comment you made on my blogola.. no i havent started re -reading that yet still reading this other book cross the nightengale floor and been doing some creative writting. been a bit mentally pre-occupied. as for the brooding glenn pictures...well ya i like him, but not just for his body.. haha.
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