Epic Tolkien Bookclub: Week Five

[sigridhr]

 Epic Tolkien Bookclub: Week Five (The Hobbit)
Chapter IX: Barrels out of Bond
Chapter X: A Warm Welcome

Rules

I very much doubt we'll require much in the way of formal rules, but just for the sake of formality and clarity:

• Discussion is welcome and encouraged, as is disagreement. Name-calling and personal attacks will be punished by forcing you to read Evil!Thranduil Badfic for the rest of eternity. 
  
• There is no spoiler policy in place. Although we're reading the Hobbit, please feel free to bring in things from other Tolkien works, any of the films, the History of Middle Earth, the Letters of JRR Tolkien, and, if you should like, other literary sources. 
• There is no such thing as too much geekery. Or taking the text too seriously.  
• If you have any concerns at any point, I'm the closest thing this gong show has to a mod, so feel free to get in touch. I can be reached either by PM through this site, or directly by email at sigridhr.lokidottir@gmail.com. 

Discussion on this post will officially run from Friday 8th February 2013 to Friday 15th February 2013. However, the post will remain open after that point, so you're more than welcome to continue discussions on. 

Comments

[gallifaerie.livejournal.com]

Oh, Bilbo. He has had to do so much on his own on this journey, despite being with the dwarves and Gandalf. I really liked how enthusiastic all the dwarves were when they set off for the Lonely Mountain at the end of chapter ten, but Bilbo is 'the only person thoroughly unhappy.' He's the only one being realistic at this point about how massive a job this will be and it's just so sad.

Thorin looked and walked as if his kingdom was already regained and Smaug chopped up into little pieces
And it's terrible because that all sort of happens and it's all going so well but there's still no happy ending for Thorin. Poor baby reclaimed his kingdom in the end, but not for long. And now I'm crying.