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So it's been 38 years since Aragorn's last visit to Lothlorien? I initially misheard that and reversed the number and my eyes bugged out a little. Even though I think 83 years would still be possible within his total age ( Read more... )

Aragorn kicks us off with the most depressing pep talk of all time, which is also incidentally one of my favorite lines. Hear me out: In most stories, the inspiration you want to receive once things appear to have reached rock bottom is that there's still hope. Because otherwise what's the point, right ( Read more... )

Okay, I've listened to it three times now, so I should have some thoughts about it ( Read more... )

The journey gets so desperate so fast. The last chapter ended with "Caradhras had defeated them," and this one begins with the Now what question which doesn't seem to have much of an answer beyond Give Up or Certain Death. The sense of dread about tackling the Moria route has been built up pretty impressively, especially now that that they all ( Read more... )

One thing I like about doing this reread is how often I start thinking about the book and wanting to read more, and since I'm not allowing myself to read beyond the latest post, it motivates me to make the next post ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm gonna tackle this monster. Holy crap what a long chapter. It's nearly two full hours in the audiobook. So much backstory, so many introductions, so many items of business. We learn a lot of critical information and so do many of the characters. It's kind of mindblowing how slowly word travels, but that's as much a problem for the bad guys ( Read more... )

Yeah we should have planned ahead for the way these books are divided into smaller books ( Read more... )

The Old Forest is super creepy, Tom Bombadil is super weird, and I’m not sure I see what any of it has to do with the wider story. I suppose the main purpose, aside from allowing Tolkien to play with some more worldbuilding, is to show that this journey is perilous in all sorts of ways, not just because of who’s chasing the hobbits, and also that ( Read more... )