we're all mad here
I feel like we’ve really been working straight toward this point for pretty much the entire month now. I think I did a good job of keeping the Morgoth talk low in the first week, but it derailed real quick last week, and well. As yesterday’s post makes evident, Sauron is not the greatest evil…
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(I would like to note that I wrote this post before the new teaser trailer came out, and I’m even less impressed than I was when I wrote this, which actually reads as kind of hopeful now because we’re really just doing Isildur vs Sauron, and I am not here for it.) I will be…
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I asked my friend, Erin, this question, and she fired back an answer so fast. Here I am thinking that I probably fit into the dwarf category, and she was like “LOL not a chance.” And you know what? I agree with her reasoning. Even though dwarf does still ring a bell for me, I…
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It is absolutely no surprise to me that the Men of Middle-earth are kind, loyal, stubborn, quiet, and noble. For all the eternal grace of the elves, the iron will of the dwarves, the soft joy of the hobbits, and the subtle power of the wizards, it’s still the Men that we come back to…
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I will absolutely be the first person to admit that I’ve never liked Boromir. Not in the movies, not in the books, and not as I’ve gotten older. And I know a lot of people who have either come to really love Boromir as they’ve grown older and spent more time with LOTR, or who…
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Yes, there are only five topics for today’s TTT, but I just reviewed the audiobook last week, so I don’t want to overdo it. There should still be some surprises for those of you who may end up listening to the audiobook! And in case you were wondering if I loved it, the answer is…
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This is one of those few times where I’ve left myself a batshit note about Tolkien & witchcraft, like what does that even mean, except not only did I put an additional note in the actual body of the post, I already knew what I was talking about! I am notorious for leaving myself less…
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Previously on An Adventure in Tolkien: No one should be surprised that I’ve got several bones to pick with the way Ilúvatar treats his kids. Wow, it has been a Minute since I last posted a Tolkien review. My reading has completely fallen by the wayside this year, and I look back on where I was…
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IT’S THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR! Happy birthday to the one, the only, the greatest man alive–John Ronald Reuel Tolkien! It somehow gets better and better every year, which is probably because I fall in love with him way more each year. I know it sounds all joking, calling him the light of my…
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Not gonna lie, I’m really sad this is the last week. I’ve had an enormous amount of fun with this readalong, and it’s honestly made me love The Silmarillion even more. We’ve got the longest section for the last week, which I didn’t really intend to do on purpose, but the last two sections kind…
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Mary and the Words 