Litsy

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

#ItTakesAllKinds Day8 #Shelfie
We have way too many bookshelves spread across the house so I decided to snap a few pics of my fave bookish pieces. From the top we have my husband's kindle cover that is Thorin's map from the Hobbit and then the first booknook I ever made. Bottom left is our Mortal Kombat bookends. Bottom right is our fancy Horrorish books and Cthullu booknook.
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Caroline2 Wowwwww 🤩 ❤️ 1mo

Eggs Beautiful 👏🏻🥰👌🏼 1mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome 👏🏻 🖤 1mo

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BarbaraJean

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

“I have heard songs of many battles, and I have always understood that defeat may be glorious. It seems very uncomfortable, not to say distressing. I wish I was well out of it.”

#LOTRchapteraday #FellowshipofTolkien

Daisey, JazzFeathers

JazzFeathers This is so much WWI. Tolkien's war experience filtres through in do many places of The Hobbit. It took me so much time to realise it. 8mo

BarbaraJean @JazzFeathers Yes, I didn't remember this passage from previous readings, and it struck me as reflective of Tolkien's WWI experience as well. Merry and Pippin's experiences of war in the LOTR series feel similar, but I didn't remember seeing it in The Hobbit before! 8mo

JazzFeathers @BarbaraJean It was a surprise for me too. But after starting researching WWI (for reasons unrelated to Tolkien, though then it arked back to it) l started so many little references to it even in The Hobbit. 8mo

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Fortifiedbybooks

The Annotated Hobbit | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson

I'm so behind in the #FellowshipOfTolkien reading of The Hobbit, as well as the other books I've been reading that I'm joining #20in4 with a goal of reading for 20 hours this weekend. I don't have to work tomorrow, so I should be able to pull it off.

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Andrew65 Best of luck 😁 9mo

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Daisey

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

I caught up on “Flies and Spiders” and “Barrels Out of Bond” this evening. I always appreciate seeing how much Bilbo grows in these chapters. He shows great stealthiness, ingenuity, and courage to rescue the dwarves.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #LotRChapterADay

Daisey @JazzFeathers @Daisey @wordslinger42 @BookwormAHN @BethM @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @TheAromaOfBooks @Susanita @Chrys @Roary47 @Light_of_Aether @TheBookDream @dabbe @Vansa @IndoorDame @majkia @Fortifiedbybooks @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean @Born.A.Reader @Larkken @Clare-Dragonfly @Bklover @curiouserandcurioser @tdrosebud @mabell @Liatrek 9mo

Bklover I‘m so sorry, @Daisey - you can remove me from the list. I really want to do this at some point, but I just can‘t right now! Too much coming up in August. Thanks so much for hosting this❤️❤️ (edited) 9mo

dabbe And the dwarves are finally realizing what an asset Bilbo is! Gandalf ain't a wizard for nothin'! 🪄 9mo

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Daisey @Bklover No worries at all, and if you want to jump back in at any point just let us know. 9mo

Daisey @dabbe so true! 9mo

JazzFeathers I'm only catching up 🥴 I love seeing Bilbo grow. It's a slow, natural growth. Though l wonder whether it is really a grow, or rather a revelation of his whole self. 9mo

BarbaraJean I‘m so impressed by Bilbo‘s adeptness at coming up with solutions and getting the dwarves out of all kinds of difficulties. And more impressed at his willingness to do so, after they placed such a low value on his contributions—that overheard conversation after escaping from the goblins! @dabbe Yes! It‘s nice to see him finally get his due appreciation! 9mo

BarbaraJean @JazzFeathers That‘s a great point, that this adventure is drawing out/revealing more of who he really is. Gandalf saw what was already there, and now the circumstances are proving out who Bilbo is. 9mo

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Vansa

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

This is SO TRUE #Lotrchapteraday #FellowshipofTolkien

JazzFeathers One of my favourite quotes 🤩 9mo

Daisey Fantastic quote! 9mo

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Larkken

Hobbit's Journal: Being a Blank Book with Some Curious Illustrations of Friends and Foes of the Nine Companions | J. R. R. Tolkien

15 books? And the world is ending? You might as well just tell me that some much-needed reading glasses are broken 😜 @RaeLovesToRead (actual pic of me avoiding this dire thought) #ihavequestions #belovedbooks

Here‘s my list (with commentary!):
1. The Hobbit (⬆️THIS copy and yes I‘ll be mad if it gets scuffed or dinged)
2. The Complete Ivory - Egan (hey, series is contained into one book!)
3. Magic Strikes (the BEST Kate Daniels. Fight me.)
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Larkken 4. Starless Sea (good thing for the apocalypse that my MIL just gave me this)
5. Beauty - Robin McKinley (though maybe Blue Sword instead for the sheer nostalgia? gah)
6. The Wood Wife - Windling
7. Pride and Prejudice
8. Stardust - Gaiman
9. The Princess Bride - Goldman
10. Kushiel‘s Dart. No, wait, Avatar. Gah!
11. Complete Borges short stories (so I can dream of infinite libraries or something 👀)
12. Good Omens (edited) 12mo

Larkken 13. Family‘s illustrated Alice and Wonderland
14. Finishing School trilogy by Carriger on audio (when breaking the rules, go big)
15. Moon Called - Briggs (I don‘t have a fav from this series, so this might end up being Whatever One I Grab from series)
Holy nuts I‘d give both my ovaries to have a compilation of the initial Murderbot stories to put on here. Sorry, Pride and Prejudice. Or maybe Good Omens?

I am still working on the #booklet list… (edited) 12mo

RaeLovesToRead Love it! Starless sea has come up a few times... I shall purchase it next time I'm in Waterstones! 😁 (Although I still need to read The Night Circus!) I found the booket list easier because there are several books that I ABSOLUTELY NEED TO READ and they just pushed their way to the top.. 😊 12mo

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Larkken @RaeLovesToRead This was curtailed severely by needing to be physical books present on my shelves! That made it easier lol 12mo

IndoorDame Ooh, yes! I should definitely take Alice 12mo

5feet.of.fury So far for best Kate Daniels (I‘m on book 7) I‘m going with

Magic Bleeds

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5feet.of.fury Also Kate Daniels series has made me want to read the Princess Bride, but I have not yet. Love your Gaiman choices! Great list! 12mo

Larkken @5feet.of.fury oooh is this the one where they FINALLY got together? Agreed, that IS nice 12mo

Larkken @IndoorDame looking at my shelves made me realize I‘d have to bring at least a/some books based on nostalgia and unwillingness to lose a family copy ❤️! …and not just on what I‘d want to reread…and reread…lol (edited) 12mo

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JazzFeathers

The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien

#FellowshipOfTolkien

Even if it ends on a humorous note, there is something of Tolkien's melancholy in The Hobbit's ending. And once again, Tolkien manages to merge together lighter and deeper themes in just one chapter.

I always find refreshing that Bilbo loses his status in the Share. He is not a respectable hobbit anymore (he fought a dragon, after all!)... But he doesn't care! 😂

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Daisey

The Annotated Hobbit | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson

Happy Tolkien Reading Day!
I finished listening to The Hobbit last night, and spent some time this morning with the notes and illustrations in my annotated edition. I love this illustration of Smaug, and the lines from Bilbo‘s poem seem a perfect ending to another reread.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #audiobook #quote #reread

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Daisey

The Annotated Hobbit | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson

I‘ve stayed caught up listening to chapters of The Hobbit, and tonight I spent a little time perusing the illustrations and notes in my print edition with supper. I always enjoy the “Barrels out of Bond” chapter as Bilbo continues to figure out how he can truly be independent, innovative, and helpful to the dwarves.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #ReadAndEat

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Daisey

The Annotated Hobbit | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson

I‘ll probably listen to the audio for the most part during this readalong, but I also love the annotated edition of The Hobbit. In chapter 1, “An Unexpected Party,” there are several different illustrations featuring Bilbo & Gandalf. These 2 are from the 1975 Romanian edition & the 1962 Portuguese edition.

#FellowshipOfTolkien

gossamerchild I own this copy of The Hobbit and I adore it. 13mo

Daisey @gossamerchild Agreed! It‘s fantastic! 13mo

JazzFeathers There are so many, unusual illustrations in the Annotated Hobbit. I find it refreshing, because it seems as if Peter Jackson visuals have taken over any imagination of Middle-earth in the last couple of decades. 13mo

Daisey @JazzFeathers Yes, it really is my favorite part of the annotated version. 13mo

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