Tolkien Reading Day - March 25 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-17-2010, 02:15 AM

Tolkien Reading Day is coming up, and I know of groups who are meeting here in Germany to read together, either publicly (in bookstores,for example) or in private homes. Let's share ideas and plans for reading from Tolkien's works on that day:

Here is the Tolkien Society webpage about the origin and choice of the date.

Here are some possibilities for shared reading experiences:

1. Choose your favourite passage (or one that's accessible to newbies) and read it to a family member or friend who hasn't yet read the books.

2. Get together with Downers or other Tolkien fans from your area, school, etc. and have each of you read a passage you particularly like - or assign roles and a speaker to each one and read the passage together.

3. Have a virtual reading (Skype, voice chat, or whatever) with someone far away.

4. Contact a bookstore or library and ask if you can hold a public reading there.

Now it's your turn - do you have more ideas, or plans for celebrating the occasion? Share them with us!

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-17-2010, 09:39 AM

I have another idea (inspired by Blackadder status day earlier this week):

5. Put a Tolkien quote on your Facebook (or other community) status on March 25. That way, anyone who reads it has already read Tolkien on that day!

Morwen · 03-17-2010, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

I have another idea (inspired by Blackadder status day earlier this week):

5. Put a Tolkien quote on your Facebook (or other community) status on March 25. That way, anyone who reads it has already read Tolkien on that day!

I like this idea

. Off to search for quotes.

Mnemosyne · 03-17-2010, 07:55 PM

Livejournal voiceposts. <3

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-25-2010, 03:33 AM

Today's the day! Let's hear about yor Tolkien reading experiences.

I've started off by putting Tolkien quotes on my blog and my Facebook status. (Actually, I began yesterday because I was impatient and there are so many wonderful passages and quotes I love!)

Several Downers are planning a Skype reading here - I look forward to hearing about that!

03-17-2010, 02:15 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Tolkien Reading Day - March 25 Tolkien Reading Day is coming up, and I know of groups who are meeting here in Germany to read together, either publicly (in bookstores,for example) or in private homes. Let's share ideas and plans for reading from Tolkien's works on that day: Here is the Tolkien Society webpage about the origin and choice of the date. Here are some possibilities for shared reading experiences: 1. Choose your favourite passage (or one that's accessible to newbies) and read it to a family member or friend who hasn't yet read the books. 2. Get together with Downers or other Tolkien fans from your area, school, etc. and have each of you read a passage you particularly like - or assign roles and a speaker to each one and read the passage together. 3. Have a virtual reading (Skype, voice chat, or whatever) with someone far away. 4. Contact a bookstore or library and ask if you can hold a public reading there. Now it's your turn - do you have more ideas, or plans for celebrating the occasion? Share them with us! __________________ '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...'

03-17-2010, 09:39 AM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I have another idea (inspired by Blackadder status day earlier this week): 5. Put a Tolkien quote on your Facebook (or other community) status on March 25. That way, anyone who reads it has already read Tolkien on that day! __________________ '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...'

03-17-2010, 07:55 PM	#4
Mnemosyne Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Between the past and the future Posts: 1,159	Livejournal voiceposts. <3 __________________ Got corsets?

03-25-2010, 03:33 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Today's the day! Let's hear about yor Tolkien reading experiences. I've started off by putting Tolkien quotes on my blog and my Facebook status. (Actually, I began yesterday because I was impatient and there are so many wonderful passages and quotes I love!) Several Downers are planning a Skype reading here - I look forward to hearing about that! __________________ '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...'