Beth's Ponderings
Despite being a
very avid reader most of my life, I did not read J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” till
I was an adult in my mid-twenties, and “had to” for my university Children’s
Literature class.
In truth, it was a
book I had wanted to read for years, but never seemed to get around to until I
had no choice. In fact, there were quite
a few books in that course that I finally got around to reading because my
grades depended on it!
After reading “The
Hobbit,” I planned to read the “Lord of the Rings” books, but life seemed to
happen, and I never got around to it. I
even ordered the books for the library at one point, so had no excuse as they
were readily available.
I did see both the
Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies, and that reminded me of my goal to read
the books, though I felt I needed to read “The Hobbit” again first, to
familiarize myself with the storyline again, as it had been so long since I had
read it the first time.
Three years ago, I
even pulled out my copy of “The Hobbit” to read, and again life intervened - plus,
they aren’t books that you can just skim through when you are feeling tired and
just want something to read, like fluffy Harlequin novels!
Well, I am finally getting around to the books! At the time of this writing, I just finished reading “The Hobbit” and I just started reading the first Lord of the Rings book. I should (finger crossed) have them read by the end of the summer!
Beth
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