Tolkienese, or, Adventures in Geekdom

[hesychasm]

Right, so I tried to read The Silmarillion when I was a teenager and basically retained none of it. I'm trying it again now, *ahem* years later, in anticipation of The Hobbit, and also because husband got me one of those lovely hardcover illustrated versions a while back which has just been collecting dust on the shelf. I figure I can finish it

Comments

[lobelia321]

Whoa. Tolkien so queerly polymorphous. Who knew?

[hesychasm]

Inorite?! I want to make sure I'm reading it correctly, but it was kind of exciting.

[lobelia321]

I don't know what 'inorite' means... :-(

[hesychasm]

Oh! Sorry for pulling netspeak on you -- blame my enthusiasm. :) Brief definition here.

[notreallyjordan]

Yeah, you know what? That is BAD WRITING. Suck on it, author.

[hesychasm]

It's kind of like reading the Bible to be honest -- some of it is actually quite exhilarating; some of it is...not. Either way, I have to tilt my brain just a bit to get into it at all.