Second Small Person has been having The Hobbit read to him - by me, the Resident Geek, and occasionally First Small Person - at bedtime for the last few weeks. Two nights ago he went up to bed in a state of great anticipation, announcing that "The Battle of Five Armies is about to commence!A little while later, I went up to say it was time for
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It's very touching the SSP feels empathy with these fictional characters, although I can well understand how it makes you feel to discover him sobbing. Bless him!
Books and films frequently leave me in tears - films more so, but then they are often specifically designed to tug at heartstrings. What I do find hard to fathom is that it simply never occured to me that I could re-write the endings I didn't like, not for years, and years. Now, though only for LotR, I find myself virtually re-writing the entire book! ~_^
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