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sigridhrHello 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.
If you do not have a Dreamwidth account, you can comment two ways:
1. Anonymous commenting. If you comment anonymously, please sign your posts so we know who you are.
2. OpenID - you should (I think!) be able to sign in with your LJ or Tumblr account.
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.
If you do not have a Dreamwidth account, you can comment two ways:
1. Anonymous commenting. If you comment anonymously, please sign your posts so we know who you are.
2. OpenID - you should (I think!) be able to sign in with your LJ or Tumblr account.
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Date: 2013-01-05 05:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-05 05:42 am (UTC)ALSO can I just say? Thank you for the lovely Christmas card. <3
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Date: 2013-01-05 05:48 am (UTC)Nuuuu! You must experience the gloriousness of Martin Freeman and Richard 'Oh, So You Don't Think There Are Sexy Dwarves, Well Let Me Just Sing For You And Cause Your Ovaries To Explode In Delight' Armitage in 3D.
Aww, you're very welcome. I'm glad it arrived ok. :)
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Date: 2013-01-05 05:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-05 05:56 am (UTC)It's weird – beards are normally a huge turn off for me, but, lordy, is he an exception.
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Date: 2013-01-05 06:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-05 06:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-05 06:11 am (UTC)Although the lack of female characters has led me to lament the lack of het in the fandom, but, meh, whatever. I love the idea that some of the dwarves are women and not one single fuck was given.
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Date: 2013-01-05 06:14 am (UTC)Tolkien has always been a fandom in need of more het. I do love it, but it's such a bloody sausage fest.
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Date: 2013-01-05 04:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-06 04:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-01-06 04:48 am (UTC)Plus, searching for an icon community surrounding whatever fandom you're into is usually the fastest way to get fandom-specific icons. :)