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Roverandom

J.R.R. Tolkien,

Christina Scull (Editor)

Start date: April 1, 2013

Finish date: June 30, 2013

Discussion: Group Reads

Why we're reading this: A close runner-up in the poll for our April-June 2013 Group Read.
[close] A close runner-up in the poll for our April-June 2013 Group Read.

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Jan 03, 2013 Tim rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, ya, audiobook

Most definitely a juvenile book. Notably, the music in the audiobook (which is thankfully infrequent) is very twee and kind of annoying. This is a book about a dog called Rover (and later Roverandom) who goes on an adventure and (view spoiler). I wonder if Tolkien based his adventure loosely on the Odyssey. It certainly seems like a juvenile version of it, in the same manner as Finding Nemo (did the creators of that read this, I wo ...more

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Jul 22, 2012 Allison rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: tolkien, children-s, fantastical, england, animals, adventure, tolkien-reading-challenge

It's a very sweet and lovely story. It's interesting that it is so juvenile and told in an "old-faerie" type of way since (I learned in the introduction) that Tolkien became, later on, very much against this style even when (like this book) told and written specifically for children. I also liked being able to see stirrings of themes and characters and places that would later on have such a presence in other tales. I smiled a lot while reading it and laughed out loud in places. Delightful. ...more

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Dec 05, 2017 Shellie Taylor rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: tolkien

Although a bit long-winded at times, in true Tolkien fashion, I found this to be a very endearing book. I envy Tolkien's storytelling ability, especially where his children are concerned. To think that Roverandom and even The Hobbit came from ideas of stories that he started telling his kids, is just mind-boggling. This was a cute and fast read and I quite enjoyed it. ...more

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