Poll of the Day > I think I'm going to read Lord of the Rings to impress a man

(+) Yeah! (+)

So far we've geeked out over A Song of Ice and Fire, but then he made a reference to "the Shire" and I had to google to figure it out >__>

I needed to start a new book anyway!
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How quaint of you
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Thank you, thank you
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When reading ASoIaF, did you ever think, "man, I wish this was about a hundred times more boring and verbose?"

If so, LotR may be the book for you.
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lol, excellent.
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LotR is so much better than ASoIaF.
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Uh oh rc. Ringing endorsement from sunwu. Good luck.
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A shame the books are painful to read.
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Wow, that is true love.

I could never get through LoTR (I did make it through the hobbit I think eons ago).

Gave up on SoIaF as well (book 2 or 3?), although I have finally made it through the HBO series.

Get your lover/bf whatever to read the Dresden books by Jim Butcher and read em yourself. That is a good read and it'll take you both like a year probably lol.
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I heard they make books into movies these days
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you didn't know what the Shire is
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wolfy42 posted...

Get your lover/bf whatever to read the Dresden books by Jim Butcher and read em yourself. That is a good read and it'll take you both like a year probably lol.

Lol, I burned through like two of those books on a weekend, they're not hard reads.

LotR on the other hand I would use to put me to sleep in HS because it was so damn boring.

wolfy42 posted...

Wow, that is true love.

Get that L-word outta here!

jmikla posted...

I heard they make books into movies these days

I watched the first movie years ago, and obviously the films won't tell the full story.

helIy posted...

you didn't know what the Shire is

Nope
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omg RC tho what
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I've never been into that series, dude
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Hell RC, if you really wanted another book to read, come to the Geek topic, PO, Zeus and I were talking about reading a few days ago, and you can ask those two for better books than LotR.

RCtheWSBC posted...

Get that L-word outta here!

Hehe, I just mean if you actually make it through them all.

Some people really like them though, but if your not one of them, it will not be easy to get through.

If you like long descriptions and slow pace, and pages and pages of useless information though, it's the series for you.

It's kinda like a new age version of shakespear in a way. If you love reading for the WORDS and love flowery language, then Tolkien will be your god.

I read for the story, I don't even actually like to notice the words, so yeah, those books never worked for me.
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shadowsword87 posted...

Hell RC, if you really wanted another book to read, come to the Geek topic, PO, Zeus and I were talking about reading a few days ago, and you can ask those two for better books than LotR.

I was just perusing through that topic and waffled back and forth between posting this OP in there, lol.

It seems like LotR is a nerd classic and I guess I want to try to understand this guy's references in the future.
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RCtheWSBC posted...

I was just perusing through that topic and waffled back and forth between posting this OP in there, lol.

Welp, I guess my suggestion was on point.

RCtheWSBC posted...

It seems like LotR is a nerd classic and I guess I want to try to understand this guy's references in the future.

Watch the movies then, it's one of those things where the material is the important thing, not the book. I haven't seen anyone suggest other people read LotR, just that it's this monolith of fantasy.

if you want a better book thab lotr, look no further than the Dresden files
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Comparing LotR to The Dresden Files is an apples and oranges comparison.

I love both series.
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Jen0125 posted...

Ringing endorsement

Tee hee.

Zangulus posted...

If you don't start with The Silmarillion he'll see through you and know you just a punk.

The what now?! jee whiz...

I'm just gonna cook him a meal from A Feast from Ice and Fire, can't go wrong with good food
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You don't have to start with The Silmarillion.
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I used to read LotR all the time, multiple times a year.

Send me this dude's number we'll bumfuck.
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You should really start with The Hobbit though. One of my favourite books, it's a joy to read.
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Blighboy give me the cliffnotes and you might get a kiss on the cheeks
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One upon a time, a midget gets a ring from his uncle that's actually the soul of an evil dude. He and some buddies go on a big adventure to throw the ring into a magical volcano to destroy it because regular volcanoes aren't magical enough. Eventually, they succeed, and everybody gets super duper happy.

Also, one does not simply walk into Mordor!

Looks like adjl really wants that kiss.
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Important differences from films:

FotR:
-17 years pass between the birthday party and Gandalf's return and reveal about the one Ring. Gandalf shares details of Smeagol's past with Frodo
-Sam, Merry, Pippin and Fatty conspire with each other to help Frodo with the Ring. Fatty stays behind in Buckland while the others decide to escort Frodo to Rivendell.
-They travel through the Old Forest, and get attacked by Old Man Willow. They're rescued by the nature spirit Tom Bombadil, who has no interest in the conflicts of men.
-They are later attacked in the Barrow Downs by Wights, and again rescued by Tom Bombadil. From the Barrows they steal a set of magic daggers.
-They learn Gandalf had a 9 on 1 fight with the Nazgul at Weathertop.
-At Weathertop, the Nazgul track them down, but not because of Merry and Pippin eating bacon or whatever the films did.
-Frodo is rescued by Glorfindel, not Arwen.
-There are a lot more dudes at the Council of Elrond.
-Sam is injured within Moria while killing his first orc.
-I don't think the cave troll fight happens. Frodo gets stabbed by an orc captain with a spear, not a troll, IIRC. I might be misremembering.
-When leaving Lothlorien they all ask for gifts and Gimli gets some of Galadriel's hair. This might happen in the films too. Can't remember what other people asked for.
-When sitting on that one magic chair, Frodo witnesses the strength of men, but then sees the strength of Sauron and concludes that men don't have a chance. This might happen in the films too I can't remember.
-The book ends before Boromir dies.

I haven't read the books or watched the films in like ten years so some of that might be off. If you watch the films and then remember to mention Tom Bombadil you can definitely fake it.
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Oh also there are A LOT of songs in the books and almost none in the films. Brag about not skipping the songs when you read.
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Oh they also meet Radagast the Brown in Bree I forgot about that.
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I thought you were a strong independent woman who don't need no man
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I don't need a man

I do want this dick tho
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didn't you already get it though

you don't need to read a book for something you already got
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Blighboy posted...

Oh they also meet Radagast the Brown in Bree I forgot about that.

Oh my god.
I need a writeup about LotR in 420 lingo.

Yes please.

Jen0125 posted...

didn't you already get it though

you don't need to read a book for something you already got

jen can you let me have fun while i'm bored in class, plz

don't cramp my style
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Zangulus posted...

Also make sure you include a bucket of snot eels for the dinner. I know they were used somewhere in the books.

He does like eel sushi!
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shadowsword87 posted...

Blighboy posted...

Oh they also meet Radagast the Brown in Bree I forgot about that.

Oh my god.
I need a writeup about LotR in 420 lingo.

Yes please.

What the hell is 420 lingo

I also forgot about them reforging Narsil and the significance of Gil Galad.

I was gonna write up the differences for the other two films but sorry RC I'm starting to feel unqualified.

Look, all you really need to know is that The Hobbit movies are a load of fucking garbage holy shit they didn't even try.
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All of these words I don't understand

Maybe I'll just rely on my looks as a distraction
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The books are insanely long and drawn out. Even more so than Ice and Fire.

I'd recommend seeing the movies though. They're legendary
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RCtheWSBC posted...

All of these words I don't understand

Maybe I'll just rely on my looks as a distraction

Read good books in the meantime!

Read The Silmarillion and truly prove your love. LotR was a great read IMO, but I couldn't even get through the first chapter of that snooze fest.
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RCtheWSBC posted...

I don't need a man

I do want this dick tho

lmfaooooooo yasssss boo
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RCtheWSBC posted...

All of these words I don't understand

Maybe I'll just rely on my looks as a distraction

This is why there are no black people in LotR.
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whoooooa whoa there

don't blame me for Tolkien's choices
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Bligh gonna get modded lol.
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Seems like a massive waste of time if you're just doing it to get laid.
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