I don't know if people get reading cravings but I if they do I have one! For the last few days I've been longing for a re-read of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I can't get rid of the longing! This is not planned into my schedule of reading this year but I'm thinking I'm going to have to work it in somehow. It's such a great book that I don't see why I should resist this craving. ;) For now I'll probably just suffice with Tolkien's The Book of Lost Tales but I think I'll take LOTR along with me when we go on our family ski trip next week. It's rather appropriate actually as the last time I re-read LOTR was two years ago on our last ski trip. :)
Finished this Week
- Beowulf by Unknown- Excellent poem! I was surprised to love it! A beautiful mixture of the epicness of Tolkien and the poetry format of Homer's Odyssey. A full review will hopefully be coming soon. :)
- Agamemnon by Aeschylus- Somewhat difficult to read and comprehend but interesting nonetheless.
Currently Reading
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (re-read) (audiobook)- A classic childhood favorite. :)
Coming Soon
- The Book of Lost Tales part 2 by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (re-read)
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy (re-read)???
Book Reviews posted this week
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ReplyDeleteand def another who enjoys Anne !
HapPy listening ;)
She's the best! :)
DeleteThanks!
Wow! Some interesting choices there! (Better you than me!) ;-)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Thanks. :)
DeleteI am participating in Bout of Books too! Good luck!
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DeleteI also really want to read the LOTR. I don't have it in the three book part but in the one, big 1000 page book. I started it when I was around 13 or 14 and only managed to get around 500 pages in. I think I might be better off getting it in the three parts, it might make it less daunting!
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We had a big all in one book growing up, which is how I originally read it, but it was hard to read. Now I have my own individual copies and it is so much easier. :)
DeleteI can't get through LOTR. I tried half a dozen times. The second and third book are no problem, but the first one is so long, and the pacing so slow. I love the series as a whole, but the first is my least favorite one of the bunch. I hope you have fun reading them though!
ReplyDeleteTake a look at what I'm reading this week.
I like all of the books, but I agree, the pacing is slower in the first one. I suppose it is kind of that transition from the peaceful Shire life to the epic battles of Rohan and Gondor.
DeleteI hope you enjoy everything you're reading and that you find new things you didn't know before in the things you are re-reading!! I hope to see you around my blog
ReplyDeleteKatelynn
www.literarychameleon.blogspot.com
I'll be sure to check it out! Thanks! :)
DeleteLove Anne of Green Gables. Tolkien is on my classics club list as the author I most dread. I think you love or hate him?
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love him! Hard to get into but the beauty and epicness of the stories keep me hooked every time! :)
DeleteWho is narrating Anne of Green Gables? That will be the next audiobook for my kids, once we've finished the Ramona books!
ReplyDeleteBarbara Caruso
DeleteGood luck with it! :)
I wish I was able to do Bout of Books, but I just can't justify it during the week back after Christmas break. I hope you enjoy it! I haven't read LotR in probably ten years, but I read it several times before that. Sounds like a good time of year to return to Middle Earth!
ReplyDeleteMy break from school is long thankfully so I still have time. :)
DeleteI don't think one can read LoTR too many times. :) Enjoy it if you do. It's funny when I was younger the Fellowship was slow for me, all the Shire stuff, but now as an adult I enjoy all those pastoral elements. Funny, that. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how we grow our reading preferences change.
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