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Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth | John Garth

Fellow Tolkien Readers,
How are we doing on the readalong? I apologize that life has gotten in the way again, so I‘m a bit behind as well as not sharing much. I just finished chapter 6 today, ending with Tolkien going off to war and wondering if he will ever see Edith again.

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BarbaraJean I thought the early chapters were so interesting, seeing Tolkien‘s early work and ideas, and the development of his mythology. I finished chapter 8 today and this part is a bit of a slog! The descriptions of battle maneuvers, etc. are pretty dry. 1w

Daisey @BarbaraJean I‘ve really enjoyed this reread so far. Now, I‘ll be curious to see if it slows down for me in the next few chapters. 1w

BarbaraJean I‘m interested to hear what others think—it may be just me! I had a hard time picturing the various areas in my head! 1w

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BarbaraJean

Starling House | Alix E. Harrow

I‘m so pleased with all the reading I did over the weekend for the #BirthdayBashReadathon! I finished three in-progress books (one of which was my October #BookSpin), kept up/caught up on #FellowshipofTolkien and #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead, and got about halfway through my #DoubleSpin! Happy Birthday, Sarah—and I hope you had a lovely weekend reading and celebrating! 🥳🎉📚🎂

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BarbaraJean The other reading I got done this weekend: researching the—count them—13 ballot measures I get to vote on in this election: one district measure, two county measures, and TEN statewide measures 😵‍💫 Today I‘m researching superior court judges 🎉 1w

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic weekend!! That is a LOT of issues to research! And it can be sooo hard to find non-partisan information, even from supposedly non-partisan sources 😒 1w

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JazzFeathers

Hard Times | Charles Dickens

Sorry guys, for not being present as l should, considering the readalong #FellowshipOfTolkien.
Thing is, I'm leaving my job and it is proving to be harder and more confusing than l anticipated.
But l hope that once this is all done and in the past, I'll be back (really back) here.

But you keep reading and sharing. I'll dive right back as soon as l can ☺️

Susanita Good luck! I‘ve found that every job transition has been challenging for one reason or another, but it‘s worth it. 2w

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2w

AmyG Wishing you all the best. May it all get resolved soon. 😘 2w

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Tolkien and the Great War (UK) | John Garth

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Loved the narrative way in which Garth I troduces this group of young men.
I already care abou them.

kspenmoll I want to read this.🧡 3w

JazzFeathers @kspenmoll Join the readalonh! We've just started! 😁 3w

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Tolkien and the Great War (UK) | John Garth

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Starting now 😁

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight/Pearl/Sir Orfeo | J R R Tolkien

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All in all, l enjoyed Sir Gawain and these other poems.
I found Sir Gawain a little difficult to read, but l liked the story and l liked Sir Gawain as a character.
Pearl was my least favourite of the three, though l appreciated how it may have inspired places in Middle-earth.
And l really enjoyed Sir Orfeo, the lightest of the three in so many respects

Now, who has already started Tolkien and the Great War?

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BarbaraJean 🙋🏻‍♀️ I‘ve started but I‘m already a day or two behind 😆 3w

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TheAromaofBooks I still have to pick up my copy from the library - it\'s waiting for me!! 3w

JazzFeathers @BarbaraJean So am l 😂 3w

JazzFeathers @TheAromaofBooks Can't wait for you to start. It's a great read. 3w

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Daisey

Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth | John Garth

Listening to chapter 1, I realized some of these Ishnesses are included in the book about Tolkien‘s art that I have.

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Daisey

J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator

georgeknowles Wonderful 4w

JenniferEgnor I really enjoyed the movie that came out about this. 4w

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JazzFeathers Haven't started the book yet. I hope tomorrow. But l finished Sir Gawain!!!! 3w

JazzFeathers @JenniferEgnor l loved the film too. 3w

Daisey @JenniferEgnor @JazzFeathers I actually still haven‘t watched it. 😬 At first I was nervous to see how it was done and then I just never did. Maybe after finishing this reread . . . 3w

Daisey @JazzFeathers Glad you‘ve finished Gawain! Looking forward to seeing what you have to share about this one. 3w

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Pearl; And, Sir Orfeo (UK) | Christopher Tolkien, J R R Tolkien

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Can't say Pearl was my cup of tea. But in the last part, when the beautiful city is described, it reminded me of the seven gates of Gondolin, on the one hand, a d of the city of the Valar when Earendil arrived on the other.

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Daisey

Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth | John Garth

Today‘s the day we start reading Tolkien and the Great War. This is a fantastic nonfiction read about Tolkien, and I‘m so looking forward to rereading and discussing with the group. Life is a bit busy at the moment, so although I have an ebook I‘ll probably listen to the audiobook more.

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Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth | John Garth

Repost for @Jazzfeathers

The next #FellowshipOfTolkien read is Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth. Our plan is about 10-15 pages a day starting on October 1.

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