I just finished reading The Hobbit, and I liked it much better than P and P. It as entertaining, suspenseful, and fine holiday fun. Towards the end I was a little put out that the men killed Smaug, as I thought our little friend, Bilbo, would be the one to destroy the flaming dragon. But alas, he had a greater purpose he was destined for, and it seemed that our God figure, Gandalf, had foreseen exactly who needed to be put where to bring about a peaceful time. Love, love, love, when Bilbo goes to the men and sacrifices his precious archenstone, very selflessly, in order to bring about "peace and quiet." PRECIOUS!
I may be a teensy bit excited about The Lord of the Rings.
I like these quotations from the novel:
"We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!"
"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
"His magic ring he kept a great secret, for he chiefly used it when unpleasant callers came!"
"Never laugh at a live dragon"
Where's your Fellowship of the Ring blog? Surely you didn't give up blogging for Lent too?
ReplyDeleteI love the quote "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world" too!
Yeah, I thought Bilbo would kill Smaug also, but Tolkien keeps him as an nontraditional hero. There is a limit to what hobbits can do. They don't do great deeds, they do small things that can possibly make a big impact, but they are not cut out for "great deeds." Tolkien leaves those for the race of men.