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Another day, another few miles. At least I'm getting somewhere; in the grand re-reading, the motley crew are stuck in the Council of Elrond. A couple of days off, to accommodate travels and visits, proves to have been rather a good thing, as I was feeling rather good whilst running (not gasping and wheezing) and ran up a couple of hills (see previous brackets).
I am re-reading the Tome, in an effort to figure out where I am in the running and ... you know, it's really rather boring <waits for lightning to strike, then peers out cautiously>. Endless then-this-then-that-then-long-fancy-name-then-weirdo-character. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat again. Struggling to spot any character development. It's all a bit unicorns against dark swirling clouds of stars, really. Is this heresy? I did read it as a teenager - I think it's about 20 years since I last re-read it - and I don't recall thinking it was all that marvellous then. The years have not improved my opinion of it.
Will plough on, if only to see whether I can find whatever groove others do in it.
I am re-reading the Tome, in an effort to figure out where I am in the running and ... you know, it's really rather boring <waits for lightning to strike, then peers out cautiously>. Endless then-this-then-that-then-long-fancy-name-then-weirdo-character. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat again. Struggling to spot any character development. It's all a bit unicorns against dark swirling clouds of stars, really. Is this heresy? I did read it as a teenager - I think it's about 20 years since I last re-read it - and I don't recall thinking it was all that marvellous then. The years have not improved my opinion of it.
Will plough on, if only to see whether I can find whatever groove others do in it.
