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#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe
My score reeked. Quite a few are on my TBR; I just haven't read them yet. Three faves:
1. THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: “The fantastic thing about war was that it was fought about nothing--literally nothing.“
2. OUTLANDER (called CROSS STITCH in the UK): “I am your master…and you're mine. Seems I canna possess your soul without losing my own.“
3. THE 39 STEPS: “The men who knew that he knew what he knew had found him.”

ChaoticMissAdventures I am trying to get to once and future king I think this summer, I have had it for years and just have not gotten around to it. 4d

rubyslippersreads One of my favorite books. 4d

DGRachel I didn‘t realize Cross Stitch was Outlander! That brings my dismal total up to 16. 🤪 4d

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rwmg 45 I am at a severe disadvantage never having read any Jacqueline Wilson 3d

BethM I‘ve had Once and Future King recommended to me a few times. 3d

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures It's in my top five of all time. It's actually 4 novellas rolled into one big chunkster. 😍 3d

dabbe @rubyslippersreads TOAFK? 🎯🩵🎯 3d

dabbe @DGRachel I was only 22, so we're in good company! I looked it up because I never heard of that title by her (she lives in Scottsdale, AZ, so I know a bit about her!) Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙💚💙 3d

dabbe @rwmg 🎯! Plus I've never read one Terry Pratchett either! Thanks for playing and sharing. 💙💚💙 3d

dabbe @BethM In my top 5 of all time. 🩵 3d

rubyslippersreads @dabbe Yes. I think I was in my early teens when I first read it. 22h

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bibliothecarivs

The Quest for Merlin | Nikolai Tolstoy

Random book from our home library:

📖 The Quest for Merlin by Nikolai Tolstoy

Bookwomble I have this one, too 😊 I read it in the '80s during my peak Arthurian phase, so it's a bit hazy now, but I remember enjoying it. Have you read the tagged? It's Tolstoy's fantasy retelling of the Merlin story based on Welsh traditions, and I really enjoyed this one. It was intended as the first in a trilogy, which was sadly sidelined when he lost a libel suit.

Coming of the King

bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble, I have not read that one. Your description made me think of The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, which I did read about 30 years ago for school and enjoyed.

The Crystal Cave: Book One of the Arthurian Saga

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dabbe

The Once and Future King | T. H. White

#aprilpoetrychallenge
#NationalPoetryMonth
#magic
@wanderinglynn

lil1inblue Oooh! I love this one! 😍 3w

dabbe @lil1inblue TY! 💚💚💚 3w

wanderinglynn Fantastic! ❤️ 3w

dabbe @wanderinglynn TY! 💚💚💚 3w

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bibliothecarivs

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table | Howard Pyle

Random book from our home library:

📖 The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Written and Illustrated by Howard Pyle

BooksandCoffee4Me I‘ve read many of the Arthur stories, but not Pyle‘s. It looks a bit daunting and yet, strangely compelling at the same time. 😊 3w

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Born.A.Reader

The Crystal Cave: Book One of the Arthurian Saga | Mary Stewart

#DoubleLetterTitle #DynamicDs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛👌🏻 4w

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4w

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dabbe

The Once and Future King | T. H. White

#coverstories
#lake
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

A fave movie (EXCALIBUR) and novel.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 👌🏻 1mo

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks TY. 💚 1mo

JessClark78 Love this movie. 🗡🖤 1mo

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rwmg A favourite film but so embarrassing the first time I saw it. I was sobbing all the way home on the tube. 1mo

Ruthiella I loved this movie too. And it has SO MANY actors that would go on to be mega-famous. 1mo

dabbe @JessClark78 IKR? 💚🗡️💚 1mo

dabbe @rwmg I can still hear the music rising (and the vegetation coming to life again) when Arthur and his men go to fight Mordred in the last battle in the movie. 😭 1mo

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯💚🎯 1mo

Eggs Well played 🗡️ 🩵👏🏻 1mo

dabbe @Eggs TY. 💚🗡️💚 1mo

TheLudicReader I love this movie. 1mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader 🎯🎯🎯! 1mo

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Daisey

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

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I finished this book with breakfast this morning. As with many of these incomplete works by Tolkien, it‘s a combination of fascinating and frustrating. They always leaving you wanting to know and be able to read more. I‘m so grateful to Christopher for putting the work into sharing this, but I only recommend it to serious fans of Tolkien‘s writing process or readers interested in various versions and retellings of the King Arthur legend.

Daisey #BreakfastWithTolkien #FellowshipOfTolkien #MedievalTolkien
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Daisey

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

This was not the easiest essay to read, but it was fascinating. I found it really interesting how the versions focused on different aspects and diverged from each other. I had to slow down for the Middle English excerpts, but I could decipher almost all of it.

How‘s everyone else‘s reading going?

#FellowshipOfTolkien #MedievalTolkien

Daisey @JazzFeathers @wordslinger42 @curiouserandcurioser @BarbaraJean @BookwormAHN @Susanita @TheAromaOfBooks @AllDeBooks @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @BethM @AnishaInkSpell @BooksAndCoffee4Me

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BarbaraJean This week has been so busy I haven‘t been able to start this first essay yet. Hoping to catch up next week when things in other areas should slow down a bit! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm almost finished. It's interesting to see how Tolkien's interpretation differed from some of the traditional stories. I wonder how he would have developed those themes, especially the ones around Guinevere? 2mo

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Daisey @TheAromaofBooks Yes, it‘s definitely interesting, and every time I read one of his unfinished works it leads to so many more wonderings. 2mo

JazzFeathers @TheAromaofBooks I'm totally fascinated with his Guinevere. Such a shame we'll never read her story 🥺 2mo

BooksandCoffee4Me I‘m behind on the essays but I‘ll catch up and finish. 👍 I really loved the poem for its alliteration and imagery. 2mo

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JazzFeathers

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

#FellowshipOfTolkien #MedievalTolkien

Well, this was seriously epic 🤩
Loved that contrast between Mordred's stormy night and Arthur's and Gewain's bright dawn.
Such a pity this poem never went further 🥺

I keep having Silmarillion vibes.
Can't read the chapter about it.

JazzFeathers @Daisey @wordslinger42 @BookwormAHN @BethM @TheAromaOfBooks @curiouserandcurioser @BarbaraJean @Susanita @AllDeBooks @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes @AnishalnkSpell 2mo

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JazzFeathers

The Fall of Arthur | J.R.R. Tolkien

#FellowshipOfTolkien #MedievalTolkien

Thanks so much to @Daisey for having created the schedule.
And sorry for being this late in posting it. I still hope some of you will be able to join..

Life has being quite hectic, but I'm working hard in getting back into reading regularly.
So here we go! 💪

What has everyone been up to? 😁

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