The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien, Starting January 7, 2020

[Jamie]

The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor–the dark Kingdom where Sauron was supreme. Their guide was Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled, slave to the corruption of the Ring. Thus continues the magnificent, bestselling tale of adventure begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its soul-stirring climax in The Return of the King.

[Luci]

Chapter 3 finished, 15% read

(view spoiler)[I've always liked Tolkien's way of showing what happened through other characters' eyes and at different times. Like, we knew Boromir died at the end of the first book, but only now we learned that it was defending Merry and Pippin. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

I almost spaced this one! Starting shortly. :)

[Jamie]

Luci wrote: "Chapter 3 finished, 15% read

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah he does good at sharing the different events for that occur at the same time without confusing the reader. Makes it easy to follow. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Ch 7 (view spoiler)[So the big battle of the movie was so much less in this book it felt! Lol if that was the only fight for Helm's Deep... (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Ch 10 (view spoiler)[I love how the hobbits handle the reuniting with the king, Gandolf and friends!! Haha. Amusing. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Finished (view spoiler)[Geez they really needed to be less trusty of Gollum. They saw that he was slipping again! (hide spoiler)]