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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
By Ann · 67 posts · 992 views
By Ann · 67 posts · 992 views
last updated Jan 17, 2023 03:51PM
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I'm really upset that I didn't like this more.
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I listened to this audiobook with my five-year-old son during some long car rides. He's a Tolkien fan -- He's already heard the story told, then the book read aloud, then watched the cartoon version of the movie. He dressed up as Smaug for Halloween one year. He built a complicated Lego model of Bilbo's house. So he was familiar with the story. We enjoyed listening to this production. The narrator does a fine job with changes in cadence and voice to make the story entertaining in audio format. I
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In high school I used to hear a lot of boys talking about this book, and I thought that it must only be interesting to them. It is now clear to me that literary snobbery is there even in high school.
I think it really helped having read the whole set of books before I watched all of the "Lord of the Rings" movies. I already had come to know the characters and didn't have to base my perogative on reading it based on the characters portrayed in the movies. ...more
I think it really helped having read the whole set of books before I watched all of the "Lord of the Rings" movies. I already had come to know the characters and didn't have to base my perogative on reading it based on the characters portrayed in the movies. ...more
Feb 28, 2008
Rachel
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
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Apr 27, 2008
Cari
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really liked it
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Shelves:
blasts-from-the-past
Jul 14, 2018
Ashley
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it was amazing
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