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[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 60 points 9 months ago

Like reading an encyclopedia. Was quite a rough read.

[-] silasmariner@programming.dev 31 points 9 months ago

I loved LotR as a child so my parents got me the Silmarillion for my 10th birthday..was 16 when I finally read it

[-] aksdb@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Have you finished it in the meantime?

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

I tried to read few times but never succeeded to...

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

I HIGHLY recommend the audiobook by Andy Serkis. It's free if you have Spotify Premium or a subscription to a VPN!

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago

free if you have Spotify Premium or a subscription to a VPN

I don't think "free" means what you think it means

[-] Godric@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

What can I say, Bilbo Baggins is an inspiration to us all

[-] veroxii@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago

Sneaksy little thief!

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Cool! I'm not sure how palatable it will be after 10+ years since first read... But I do have Spotify premium

[-] Jyrdano@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is something I noticed people have been saying, but I never had such problem. I think it might be because Ive had read a Czech translation, so it might have been more palatable than the original Tolkiens English, which can get rather verbose.

Then again, I like reading wiki articles about my favorite games’ lore, so it might be just me being massive nerd.

[-] herrvogel@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

World's fanciest, most fantastical infodump. 5 new characters, 4 new places, and 3 new events every page, as well as further development of many other characters, places and events from earlier pages, with new references and connections and associations for you to keep track of. Fun.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

the only way i finally got sort of a handle on that one was by actually making an outline on several pages of legal pad.. and now that i think about it, it was absolutely worth it..

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