Heresy

[+ILuvHats he/him]

I’m a big fan of fantasy. Duh, I’m on these forums. And I like to think I am widely read, especially when it comes to modern fantasy. However, I have committed the worst crime you can in fantasy, the greatest blasphemy.

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I have never read Lord of the Rings.

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But I have read the Silmarillion for some reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m betting nobody else here has neglected to do the first but has done the second. I like to think I’m special that way. But I am curious how many people have not

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read Lord of the Rings.

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by ILuvHats

[Eluvianii he/him]

Me. I think I tried them during middle school and I didn't get far.

I liked it, but I'm a slow reader and library time constraints can be a problem. 

Right now I'm interested but a "Sometime in the eventual future" kind of interested.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Nested spoilers are a serious crime! 

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Also have not read the Lord of the Rings. Didn't even finish the first movie.

[nbozb]

I've watched the movies, but haven't read the Lord of the Rings. I'm a little scared to pick them up, considering their size. Maybe I'll get to them, one day.

[The_Archivist he/him]

I'm on my first read right now.

[Mat he/him]

I got through the first one.

Made it through the second.

And gave up on the third. I'll go back later I'm sure, eventually probably sometime.

[AonEne he/him]

On 5/29/2020 at 5:33 PM, Eluvianii said:

Right now I'm interested but a "Sometime in the eventual future" kind of interested. 

This. I also haven’t seen the movies. Old English always annoys me. 

[Frustration]

On 5/29/2020 at 5:33 PM, Eluvianii said:

Me. I think I tried them during middle school and I didn't get far.

I liked it, but I'm a slow reader and library time constraints can be a problem. 

Right now I'm interested but a "Sometime in the eventual future" kind of interested.

 

On 5/29/2020 at 9:07 PM, nbozb said:

I've watched the movies, but haven't read the Lord of the Rings. I'm a little scared to pick them up, considering their size. Maybe I'll get to them, one day.

And you can read Brandon Sanderson?

On 5/30/2020 at 4:01 PM, Matrim's_Dice said:

I got through the first one.

Made it through the second.

And gave up on the third. I'll go back later I'm sure, eventually probably sometime.

 

On 5/30/2020 at 6:52 PM, AonEne said:

This. I also haven’t seen the movies. Old English always annoys me. 

Read them with audio the first time it really helps.

On 5/29/2020 at 7:50 PM, Knight of Iron said:

Also have not read the Lord of the Rings. Didn't even finish the first movie.

*Blinks* for the sake of everyone here I won't give this the response it deserves so just read it!

Also @ILuvHats I am not a member of the Church of Fantasy, so I can't address claimed of heresy, I am however a patriot of the Tolkienien kingdom, and I say that, reading the Silmarilion first could be really cool, read Hobbit and Lotr.

Edited June 15, 2020 by Frustration

[Knight of Iron she/they]

3 minutes ago, Frustration said:

*Blinks* for the sake of everyone here I won't give this the response it deserves so just read it!

Mmmkay I'll get around to it soon one day possibly maybe. My library just opened up again so maybe I'll read it soon

[Frustration]

4 minutes ago, Knight of Iron said:

Mmmkay I'll get around to it soon one day possibly maybe. My library just opened up again so maybe I'll read it soon

*Happiness noise*

[AonEne he/him]

7 hours ago, Frustration said:

Read them with audio the first time it really helps. 

I can never listen to audiobooks! Not only do I not have the ability to focus on what I hear for long, but the voices would kill me. I much prefer reading in my own head. 

[Emi she/her]

Oh, I'm not the only one who never read The Lord of the Rings. I wanted, but then we had hobbit as a book which we have to read in 6th grade and I found it reaaaally boring so I decided not to read The Lord of the Rings

[nbozb]

19 hours ago, Frustration said:

And you can read Brandon Sanderson?

Yeah, I guess that doesn't make much sense. I have a copy of the Lord of the Rings at home, but it's compiled into one book, so it looks really big. I'm planning on starting LotR soon though, so wish me luck!

[Frustration]

10 minutes ago, nbozb said:

Yeah, I guess that doesn't make much sense. I have a copy of the Lord of the Rings at home, but it's compiled into one book, so it looks really big. I'm planning on starting LotR soon though, so wish me luck!

Luck