Group Chat

[Elizabeth]

I'm at the part where they first meet Aragorn, or Strider. XD

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

Good part.

[Isabel]

ooohhhh I LOVED that part!

[Elizabeth]

Hey y'all!

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

Hello!!!

[Elizabeth]

What part of the book is the group on?

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

I have no idea. I know I should know, but no one was reading it, so I guess I let it slip.

[Elizabeth]

I was reading it, I was just… incredibly behind. 😂 Still am, as a matter of fact.

[Isabel]

I am too, haha. I'm still reading it though, just haven't had much time...
How's everyone?

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

I'm fine. You?

[Elizabeth]

Doing well!

[Isabel]

Doing well too!

[Bill]

So I have a question for the group if I may.
What is your favorite works by Tolkien outside of the Ring cycle books?

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

By the ring cycle you mean the three books in the Lord of the rings right?
If so, then the Hobbit, the Silmarilion, and Beren and Luthien.
If not, then I think maybe his translation of Beowulf though I haven't read it in years.

[Bill]

Thanks Elizabeth! I haven't read the Beowulf translation. I find it interesting that he worked on it over a six year period (1920-26) but then seemed uninterested (or something) in publishing the work himself. For it to have a clear influence on his creation of LOTR, I wonder what would head him to lay it aside?
I will have to see if I can find a copy of this in my constant book searching.

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

Well, I haven't read it in years, so I don't remember much about his particular style in that book.
That's interesting.

[Elizabeth]

Bill wrote: "So I have a question for the group if I may.
What is your favorite works by Tolkien outside of the Ring cycle books?"

I haven't read any, although I'd like to!

[Isabel]

This group hasn't been very active, has it?

[Bill]

No ma'am it has not!

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

Not very unfortunately. But I'm not sure how to make it more so... A read a long didn't work very well.

[Elizabeth]

Maybe we could get ideas from members about fun Tolkien/Lewis topics. An idea I have is that we could have a "Who said it?" topic, and people would post quotes from the books, and others would have to say which book and character said it.

[Elisabeth, "I would not take this thing if it lay by the highway." ~Faramir]

That's a good idea Helena.

[McAllister]

Hey guys. Loved reading your conversation. I feel you are very kindred spirits :)