The first bookclub discussion post is up for chapters I & II of The Hobbit.

So come on over and drop off your two cents. :)

1. Defeat does not come because the other side is better and stronger than you. Defeat happens when you despair.
2. Never, ever try and cross the Misty Mountains. Something bad will happen. Always.
3. The greatest sort of courage is to be found in ordinary, good people.
4. If anyone suggests making magic jewellery, say no. It always ends badly.
5. Give back to the ( Read more... )

"For All Your Subtleties You Have Not Wisdom"So, in celebration of the Hobbit coming out, there's going to be a small meta explosion around here. I'm sorry ( Read more... )

"The Crownless Again Shall Be King": Parallels in the Heroic Journeys of Thorin and Aragorn in Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit

I've been thinking about the parallels between Thorin and Aragorn's journeys after re-reading LotR and watching the Hobbit. There are quite a few obvious similarities - they both lose their fathers at a relatively young ( Read more... )