EPIC TOLKIEN BOOKCLUB: Poll and Introduction Post

[sigridhr]

Hello All!

I'm making this the home of the Epic Tolkien Bookclub. Which will be epic, a book club, and about Tolkien.

How this will work: 
Starting from Today (January 4th) until Wednesday the 9th of January, we'll be canvassing to decide whether we'd prefer to start with the Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, as well as doing introductions and getting a feel for how many people are hopping on this crazy boat.

On Friday, January 11th, I will post an entry opening up discussion for the first two chapters of whatever we're reading. We can discuss it throughout the week, at whatever speed you read (or when you have time).

Then the following Friday I'll open a discussion post for the next two chapters.

Discussions can be totally low-key, or deep thinky thoughts. Post quotes that stood out to you, little character moments you noticed and loved, general squeeage, &c.

This way, if you fall behind, the posts will still be open, so you can read and add to previous discussions, and hopefully catch up. Plus, it should accomodate timezones and different reading speeds.


What you need to do now:

Comment on this post with, at the bare minimum, your preference for LotR or the Hobbit. Feel free to also introduce yourself, and say a little bit about your history with Tolkien (have you read the books before? When did you first read them? On a scale of one to forcing all your relatives to say "mellon" before you let them in your room, how obsessed are you? &c), but this is not obligatory.


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Comments

[meinterrupted]

HOMEGIRL ILU!

Also, I have a paid account here, so if you need me to make the poll, (idk if they're paid-account only things here or not) I can do it.

[bewilderebeest]

Yay, I have an account! Don't really know what I'm doing yet but I'll figure it out. I used livejournal about 20,000 years ago, so I just have to get back into it.

I kind of want to read The Hobbit first. I haven't seen the movie yet but I'm going to see it sometime this weekend so I can be up to date on all the majesty and emerging ships. You know, the important stuff ;)

[skadi_of_the_north]

I made a thing! And now I am posting a reply! Cupcakes for everyone!!!

[gallifaerie.livejournal.com]

This sounds so brilliant! I'm still reading Fellowship at the moment, but I'd be fine backtracking to be a part of this. Because of that, and because I only just read The Hobbit, I'd prefer we start with LotR, but it's not really a problem if not because it's not like re-reading The Hobbit is a chore or anything.

I'm so excited about this!

[halberdier]

Ahoy-hoy. Classics-Lover here (defo changing my username, though... How I came up with this one is beyond me). I would have voted Hobbit but I have no clue where my copy is, and I have very pretty copies of LOTR with pictures and everything :D

But I may buy a Hobbit with pictures, too, just to have a matched set, so it's all good.

/yapping

[anki_koda]

Well, hello there!

So, decide to open an account and I have to say I'm super-exited about this!
Let's see, I would like to start with The Hobbit since I recently bought the English version, so this would be a great opportunity for me to actually read it in English.

[j_quadrifrons]

I suck beyond words at keeping up with bookclubs, but I am having ALL THE TOLKIEN FEELS so obviously I will try this one. I would vote for The Hobbit first, if only because I'm reading it right now for my library book discussion at the end of the month. (I do have the best job ever.)

[dragonthalyne]

Hey everyone!

So, this is my first book club, so we'll see how I do. I honestly think Tolkien is one of the few authors that could actually get me to do something like this. I'll be writing a 50 page honors thesis over the next few weeks/months, but I'll try and keep up. I'm a very fast reader, and I've read all the books (including the Silmarillion) multiple times, so I'm not super worried.

I'd prefer that we all read the Hobbit before LotR, because I just saw the movie and I've been meaning to reread it. Also, reading the Hobbit after LotR would feel really weird to me.

[vongroovy]

Scrollin' through the Tolkien tag on tumblr and *bam* book club. I've never done a book club before! I've always wanted to! And there are no books I love talking about more than Tolkien books. Count me in. Life is a bit misery and job searching at the moment, so this seems like a welcome distraction.

Another vote for The Hobbit. It's what I've most recently reread (on my way to the cinema before seeing the movie for the first time), but I've been meaning to read it again since seeing the movie.

[hibari-sensei.livejournal.com]

I prefer The Hobbit since I've been itching to re-read it again after seeing the movie.

Just a little about me: I read The Hobbit in 6th grade, but I didn't start reading LOTR until the movies were about to be released. The combination of the movies and the books got me hooked, and I even tried learning Sindarin. It's been a while since I've touched Tolkien, but I'm eager to get back.

~Hibari

[the_last_cencheerio]

I'd prefer to start with The Hobbit (since seeing the movie, I've been wanting to re-read it).
I'm so so excited for this! I've never been able to get my friends into Tolkien or LOTR. My mother is a Tolkien crack-head, so I was doomed from birth.

[starliings.livejournal.com]

Hi! I would love to be a part of this, if that's okay!!

LotR has been on my to-read list forever and the Hobbit film coming out was the last straw. I finished reading The Hobbit recently and I've just started Fellowship, but I'm more than okay with reading The Hobbit again.

Basically the combination of books and films has left me sitting on the floor making non-human noises about Tolkien feels so an epic book club is probably necessary for my sanity..

I am excited!

[twitchime]

Oh let me intrude on this! I'm less than halfway through the Fellowship currently and had plans to reread the Hobbit in pieces, as far as each movie takes the adventure (not prepared for the ending again now that my shipper heart has made an interest) so I would prefer LOTR. I'm familiar with Tolkien, but only a few months young in the fandom.
S'gonna be good!
-Shey