• njm1314@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    First time I read Lord of the Rings I believe I was 11. And I hated it. Because I was 11. Also I think it was just the first part, Fellowship . Thankfully I’ve read it maybe half a dozen times since then and I’ve loved it more and more each time and it’s been an entirely different book every single time.

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      6 days ago

      I just reread the series a few months ago. Seeing the Shire suddenly jump from a place of ordinary happiness to a place where Frodo has to sneak from place to place, depending on the discretion of his neighbors, hits a lot differently now than it used to…