God bless Mr. Berryhill, who had Lord of the Rings as extra credit and The Hobbit as a required book. And whose Advanced English Lit course was really "How much Shakespeare can we cram into a schoolyear?"
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Connie Neil - Jul 10, 2012 3:44:02 pm PDT #19305 of 28635
brillig
Calli - Jul 10, 2012 3:45:44 pm PDT #19306 of 28635
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Henry James is cilantro, I expect. I love his books, but a number of people don't care for them.
Atropa - Jul 10, 2012 3:46:25 pm PDT #19307 of 28635
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I probably should eventually read The Man Who Was Thursday. People who write things I love adore the book, so there's a good chance that it would be the sort of literary cilantro I love.
And now I'm wondering what else is literary cilantro.
I can, as an intelectual exercise, see where some of Ray Bradbury's work would be not to some people's tastes. In fact, there are times when I fear that Pete will eventually read Something Wicked This Way Comes or From Dust Returned and HATE them. And then I'd be horrified and sad.
Oh! Francesca Lia Block. I love love love her writing, but I'm certain other people think it's way too twee.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 10, 2012 3:49:26 pm PDT #19308 of 28635
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have to confess I could not get through LOTR or the Hobbit, either...
Amy - Jul 10, 2012 3:52:27 pm PDT #19309 of 28635
Because books.
Yeah, I tried Francesca Lia Block and couldn't do it. I wanted to like her, though.
I've never read LotR, either, and I doubt I will. I love the *story* but I know it too well by now to read what seems like sort of boring prose.
smonster - Jul 10, 2012 3:56:27 pm PDT #19310 of 28635
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I hated the Hobbit, so it took me forever to get around to LotR. Loved it when I finally did, though.
sj - Jul 10, 2012 4:05:11 pm PDT #19311 of 28635
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved The Hobbit, but I couldn't get into The Lord of the Rings. I keep meaning to try again sometime.
Hil R. - Jul 10, 2012 4:27:02 pm PDT #19312 of 28635
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I loved The Hobbit, but I couldn't get into The Lord of the Rings.
This is me. I got through Fellowship of the Ring, and then lost the book under the couch in the middle of The Two Towers and realized that I didn't care, since I already knew how it would end and the writing just wasn't interesting enough to me.
Connie Neil - Jul 10, 2012 5:00:51 pm PDT #19313 of 28635
brillig
I have LotR on my Nook, it was my 51st birthday present to myself. Dwarvish poetry is my beautiful cake. I can haz nerd points?
lisah - Jul 10, 2012 5:06:54 pm PDT #19314 of 28635
Punishingly Intricate
I think I finished the Hobbit but thought it was terrible. I could only get through the first chapter of the first LoTR books. I did love the movies though!
I haven't read Thomas Hardy in years but loved him when I was in high school.