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Piasladic

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Fri Jan 17, 2020, 08:05 PM

Jan 2020

We were sort of poor when I was growing up, but I got three beautifully wrapped presents when I was 12. I think I stayed up straight for a few days just reading. I still think Gollum was the star.

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I loved the Lord Of The Rings And All Things Tolkien [View all] ancianita Jan 2020 OP

I remember my fifth-grade teacher, who introduced me to Tolkien's work after the 1977 airing Aristus Jan 2020 #1

That's how I felt too 2naSalit Jan 2020 #8

The Ralph Bakshi cartoon film has a few things to recommend it, but it can be skipped. Aristus Jan 2020 #10

It's called that because it was first published as 3 separate books muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #19

Yup, I worte 2naSalit Jan 2020 #22

Recommended. Turin_C3PO Jan 2020 #2

Christopher has been the keeper of the castle for many years gratuitous Jan 2020 #3

Thank you, I'm not surprised I didn't know that. He's, indeed, warrior handsome. ancianita Jan 2020 #5

And that's why you buy the extended version blu-ray edition gratuitous Jan 2020 #6

I'm still learning from it is why! ancianita Jan 2020 #7

So there was no Royd rage on the set whistler162 Jan 2020 #37

K&R ismnotwasm Jan 2020 #4

RIP edhopper Jan 2020 #9

I named my son handmade34 Jan 2020 #11

Awww. He might just appreciate it the older he gets. I named my last dog Samwise. ancianita Jan 2020 #12

well since he is almost 40 now... handmade34 Jan 2020 #15

Wise mom! It helped more than hurt, right? And it holds up with age. ancianita Jan 2020 #16

I was 21, just out of college and working in Boston mcar Jan 2020 #13

Beautifully said, ancianita. Thank you for expressing my own feelings better than I ever could have Glorfindel Jan 2020 #14

Hey, Glor... ancianita Jan 2020 #17

In 9th grade in Sept 1980 KatyMan Jan 2020 #18

That's so touching. I love that books can do that. ancianita Jan 2020 #20

Thanks very much KatyMan Jan 2020 #25

I agree about the books, but you were right the first time about the movies. gulliver Jan 2020 #21

Really? I've forgotten that. ancianita Jan 2020 #23

Yeah, it's cool though. gulliver Jan 2020 #24

Great point. KatyMan Jan 2020 #26

I loved those books so much too leftieNanner Jan 2020 #27

Christopher was, however, the map maker of Middle Earth. So he contributed a lot. I wouldn't ancianita Jan 2020 #28

Thank you for that information leftieNanner Jan 2020 #29

A truly lovely post malaise Jan 2020 #30

Thank you, mal. ancianita Jan 2020 #35

Ha malaise Jan 2020 #36

Great post Piasladic Jan 2020 #31

Many have said that. He, to me, is the pitiable, shriveled soul we become when we live only ancianita Jan 2020 #32

You are so right Piasladic Jan 2020 #33

Oh, yeah. I loved that sad story, too. I realize now, that how he and Bilbo suffered is the lesson ancianita Jan 2020 #34

Smeagol Hekate Jan 2020 #39

Yes! Thanks. ancianita Jan 2020 #43

Beautiful tribute, and to know and present someone's heart as you do, Ilsa Jan 2020 #38

Thank you so much for this. The pre-owned paperbacks came into my family's house in summer 1965 Hekate Jan 2020 #40

Christopher gave us the Silmarillion Martin Eden Jan 2020 #41

I have always been of the Shire, Skidmore Jan 2020 #42

My father gave me The Hobbitt on my eighth birthday. bluedigger Jan 2020 #44

Tolkien shaped my childhood, too. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2020 #45

Ah, we were both English teachers. The Tolkien estate gets a good look here, for those interested. ancianita Jan 2020 #46