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Estelyn Telcontar · 01-21-2002, 01:49 AM

How has your impression of LotR changed since the first time you read it? Do you see things differently when you reread it now?
I remember reading it fast, almost breathlessly the first time - of course, I had to hurry to find out what happens! And I experienced the characters on a basically fairytale level, good or bad, very straightforward.
Now I appreciate the flawed characters more; the struggles, imperfections, growth and changes have a lot to do with my changed perspective on life. And now I like to take time, savoring the rhythm of the poetry (it really needs to be read out loud, doesn't it?!), pondering on the wisdom and insights . . .
Carry on, before I get carried away!

01-21-2002, 01:49 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	the first time How has your impression of LotR changed since the first time you read it? Do you see things differently when you reread it now? I remember reading it fast, almost breathlessly the first time - of course, I had to hurry to find out what happens! And I experienced the characters on a basically fairytale level, good or bad, very straightforward. Now I appreciate the flawed characters more; the struggles, imperfections, growth and changes have a lot to do with my changed perspective on life. And now I like to take time, savoring the rhythm of the poetry (it really needs to be read out loud, doesn't it?!), pondering on the wisdom and insights . . . Carry on, before I get carried away! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'