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[BlackJester]

Eh, I started this thread so I declare we can talk about anything.

I rarely find myself amused by a recitation of Poe, but Vincent Price made me smirk when he voiced it at the beginning of "The Raven," the old 50s movie.

That was just me expressing my love of Poe's poetry. 😁

[Coffee Vampire]

While we are talking about books, has anyone here read "The Silmarilion"?

It has been years, but yes. It didn't hold attention like most of Tolkien's work.

While we are talking about Tolkien, is anyone here friggin excited for "The Hobbit"?

Yeah, it is not an easy read. I started it when I was young and quit. Then started it again later and enjoyed it.

AND YES!!! I like the book even better than the LOTR trilogy books, and am very excited for the movie.

[BlackJester]

While we are talking about books, has anyone here read "The Silmarilion"?

It has been years, but yes. It didn't hold attention like most of Tolkien's work.

While we are talking about Tolkien, is anyone here friggin excited for "The Hobbit"?

Yeah, it is not an easy read. I started it when I was young and quit. Then started it again later and enjoyed it.

AND YES!!! I like the book even better than the LOTR trilogy books, and am very excited for the movie.

The Hobbit was a lot of fun to read.  It's more like a D&D adventure than the other books IMO.

[Leviathan]

If it were a Night Angel Trilogy deck I could totally chime in lol.

Something I haven't read! I'll have to put it on my todo list.

These books are amazing! Turned me into zombie for a couple weeks lol

[Johng4490]

Perhaps I should give it a second try. I have the respect for Tolkien to give it a go.

I'm a bit of a Lego fanatic, and was super excited when I heard they were doing the LotR and Hobbit, but man have they gotten weird. Sets don't always make sense. But they do have some great LotR sets.

I'll probably re-read The Hobbit before the movie releases. It so good.

[cltrn81]

The Hobbit is the first book I ever read and it is still one of my favs.  My wife actually read that out loud to our kids each night before they could read......it was pretty cool.

[Coffee Vampire]

Dude my dad did the same thing...wow lol

[Johng4490]

I'm inspired now to do the same should I have children. Who needs the cheap tripe they put out for kids these days?

[Leviathan]

I'm inspired now to do the same should I have children. Who needs the cheap tripe they put out for kids these days?

My 2 y/o nephew hasn't cracked the spine of a children's book but he can pull a Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or John Grisham off the shelf by himself. (Grandpa's books)

[Johng4490]

As it should be.

[InfinitiveDivinity]

If it were a Night Angel Trilogy deck I could totally chime in lol.

Winning! Those books are so dope!

[Johng4490]

With so many good reviews I'll have to check them out.

[Leviathan]

With so many good reviews I'll have to check them out.

Brent Weeks is well deserving of the praise.

[Johng4490]

Sweet. well returning to the original topic, I'm going to make the start of my dreamed up Discworld set tonight, and I'll try to post a few favorites on Saturday or Sunday. Even if you guys aren't familiar with the characters yet, it should still be fun.

[Hays413]

Sweet. well returning to the original topic, I'm going to make the start of my dreamed up Discworld set tonight, and I'll try to post a few favorites on Saturday or Sunday. Even if you guys aren't familiar with the characters yet, it should still be fun.

I'm totally familiar with the magic of Discworld! Mort is my fav book. I find Death just hilarious! Glad to see another fan. Have you heard anything about more graphic novels? I have The Color of Magic, it's fantastic to see the world illustrated, but don't know of any other ones