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JazzFeathers

JazzFeathers

Joined February 2017

Author of fantasy stories set in the 1920s | History geek | Hopeless Tolkien nerd | slow reader and writer https://theoldshelter.com 󾓩
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Silmarillion by J R R Tolkien
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Tales from the Perilous Realm by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Alan Lee
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Dracula by Bram Stoker
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien
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Foreign Bodies by Martin Edwards
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The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey
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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
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Dubliners by Joyce James
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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This is another action-packed chapter. So many important things happen here.

True to Tolkien's applicability, Feanor's death can be interpreted as his last act of selfishness, but l think, also as his legacy of action to a people that would tend to pause.

The story of Mahedros and Fingon is one of the most endearing in the Silmarillion. They are among Tolkien's best characters. I wish we knew more about them.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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It kind of annoys me that we'll never know what Men ran away from. What was that shadow they feared but could not fight. We can imagine, of course, but it's obvious that Tolkien intended it as a mystery that needs to be accepted as such.

History is mysterious. Some things, we will never know. He created his history in the same way.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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The creation of the Sun and Moon must be one of the loveliest such myths I've ever heard.

And l love that Tolkien adopted the ancient belief that the Sun is feminine and the Moon is masculine. And l love that Arien is the most powerful of the two and that, even as a fire spirit, she was not swayed by Morgoth and didn't become a Balrog. In fact, as the Sun, she was among his mightiest enemies.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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I really love how Tolkien, here, give us a glimpse of what was happening in Middle-earth while the Valar 'were not looking'.

It gives a sense of a more complex tapestry, as well as a sense that important things happen outside what we consider our world.

Significant things might be happening to us, but what happens in the larger world will eventually impact our life.

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So, l finally agree with my boss a different arrangement of my shifts. From today, l should have more time to dedicate to my passions.
I expect this will positively impact my activity on Litsy too 😁

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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It was hard to choose just three pictures!!
This action-packed chapter is, in my opinion, one of the best in the book. Certainly the most epic, with all the vows and the prophesies and the curse. And yet, also so very human, with all those flaws taking over action and decisions.

I love the idea of the Doom of Mandos. Repitedly, it will resurface in the book, almost with its own will. It's an incredible idea.

Daisey I do love this chapter! So epic! (edited) 5d
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I've never noticed quite this clearly, but the way Morgoth sways the Noldor is very similar to the way Sauron will sway the Numenoreas.

There are many similarities: the lies believed as truths, the divided people, the rebellion against the Valar, the feeling of displacement. The idea of the exile and the fall seem to be present in both stories, which are therefore subtly connected.

What do you think?

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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#Silmarillion new edition

Oh, my goodness! I want it! 😱 I need it! 🤩
Give it to me now!!!!!

Deifio Wow! What a beautiful edition! 1w
JazzFeathers @Deifio It is 🤩 1w
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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Here, in a nutshell, is Tolkien's complex discourse about what is good and what is evil, what is right and what is wrong. And the reason why these concepts often mix and merge and telling one from the other may become very difficult.

It is, in my opinion, a beautiful passage.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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On first read, it's maybe hard to tell, because at this point, so many things have already happened, but here (in my opinion) is were the story of the Silmarillion truly starts.

Morgoth lusting over the Silmarilli. What a powerful idea.

Melkor is a very 'strange' villain, in my opinion. On the surface, he's very basic: he's pure evil. Yet, the ways his evil works is very very complex.

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I'm fascinated with the relationship between Tolkien and Feanor, which started kind of carelessly (in the first draft of the legendary I'm, Feanor and the Silmarilli were clearly just a storytelling devise) and the evolved throughout the author's life.

Feanor is one of my favourite characters in the Silmarillion. Such a complex, difficult, complicated character.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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The way Tolkien creates environments and realms always has a magica, poetic quality to it. It seems to me as these places have a personality of their own, as if they too were characters in the story.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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Once, l heard a discussion among fans about whether it was true love between Thingol and Melian, or she had been sent to Middle-earth specifically to enchant him.

I've always thought it is true love, but l was fascinated by the fact that both things were possible.
(Ps: Tolkien does answer the question in HoME 😜)

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"Thus it was that the Valar found at last, as it were by chance, those whom they had so long awaited. And Oromë looking upon the Elves was filled with wonder, as though they were beings sudden and marvellous and unforeseen.”

I love this idea that even if the song has already been sung, there remains always a sense of wonder. The concept of Destiny is very complex in Tolkien.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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So, then. Anyone who's read Tolkien with me in the past knows of my love for the Dwarves. But, l mean, come on! How beautiful is it this origin story? 🤩

I love this chapter also because of the interaction among the Valar. Is it my impression, or - strange as it might sound - there is never much interaction among the Valar? 🤔

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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For some reason, I've always loved the story of the Lamps of the Valar and l wish Tolkien had written more about them. The idea of these gigantic lamps illuminating the world... I don't know. There's something magical about it. And then their ruin...

But then, the first part of the Silmarillion, where only the Valar are there, is all exceptionally magical and poetic.

BethM I‘m struggling to follow it honestly 3w
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JazzFeathers Let's talk about it @BethM The group is here to help along 😁 What do you find challenging? 3w
CatLass007 My print copy of The Silmarillion is due to arrive tomorrow. I‘m hugely excited about starting from the beginning with both the print and audio versions. I know I‘m going to be off schedule but I can refer to your posts as I read/listen. 3w
BethM I think it‘s bc I don‘t know what‘s happening. I‘m listening on audio. Is this like a creation story for the LotR world? 3w
JazzFeathers @CatLass007 Yayyy!!! I think it will be easier to follow on paper. 2w
JazzFeathers @BethM Ahhhh! The Silmarillion is always a bit baffling because there is so much in it. But there is a core story that regards the coursing of the Noldor. I'd suggest, follow that story if this is the first time you read this book. There is so much more in it, but that's for subsequent rereads. If you only focus on the Silmarilli and the course of the Noldor, you'll get a lot more out of the story in this read 😜 2w
JazzFeathers @BethM Also, l really think audio is not the best way for this. It've very easy to get mixed up. Maybe you should try paper or ebook @Daisey what do you think? 2w
Daisey @BethM Yes, it starts with a creation story, but I agree the core of the book is the story of the Silmarils. This is a book I finally feel pretty comfortable with after at least three reads. Now I can listen and follow, but on the first read there‘s no way I would have been able to follow with only audio. 2w
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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Tolkien put together a fantastic cast of characters here.
I find that every Vala has something special to love, but over time, I've become particularly attached to Manwe, Ulmo and Nienna.

Who are your favourite Valar? 😁

Daisey I don‘t think I have a favorite, but I do appreciate the variety. 3w
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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It doesn't matter how many times l read it, the Ainulindele will always touch my heart with his beauty. It is such a poetic origine story. But also, the deeper you get into the lore, the more essential elements in Tolkien's philosophy you can discern here.

I love the idea that the word was born in music. And that music still survives in the sound of the sea.

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CatLass007 I think I‘m a little off schedule. I listened to Ainulindale, The Music of the (Something? Ainu? Ainul? Ainor?) on Sunday and you‘re posting about it today, Wednesday. Am I behind or ahead? Maybe I need to start over again? Actually, I think I will start over again because I find my thoughts wandering and I‘m missing so much. Please just let me know where I need to be at the end of the day today. (edited) 4w
CatLass007 Would a print copy of The Encyclopedia of Tolkien help me answer questions about this book? Or do you suggest a print copy of The Silmarillion? 4w
JazzFeathers Hi @CatLass007 😁 @Daisey posted a schedule for the readalong here https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2704917 Today's read is Of the Beginning of Days. 4w
Born.A.Reader I swore under whichever bookshelf diety you prefer that I owned a copy of this but I can't find the darn thing. I ordered one from Thriftbooks, it's due in shortly. Hoping to catch up when it comes in 4w
Daisey @CatLass007 I find The Silmarillion hard to follow in audio only. I enjoy listening, but tend to get lost and have better luck with print. I also recommend the Prancing Pony Podcast episodes to go along with The Silmarillion for deeper understanding. (edited) 4w
Daisey @CatLass007 Also, in reference to the schedule, we are pretty chill about following the schedule and many of us are very busy. Even as a host, I often fall behind during the week, especially this time of year, and play lots of catch up on the weekends. Don‘t be surprised if posts don‘t quite match the schedule. 4w
CatLass007 @Daisey Thank you. Did you mean the Prancing Pony Podcast? Most of the buddy reads I‘m involved with I usually listen to the book all at once and then I follow along with the posts and discussions. I believe that‘s not the best way for me to listen to this book. It‘s serious and deep and requires more thought. I believe I will get a print copy of the book so that I have more of my senses involved and I‘m better focused. (cont)⬇️ 4w
CatLass007 @Daisey I‘m glad you have catch-up days built into the schedule.💕 @JazzFeathers 💕Thank you both for hosting this and all the time and energy you put into it. (edited) 4w
Daisey @CatLass007 Yes, Prancing Pony . . . Long day meant I forgot to check my own comment. The episodes are fairly long (I couldn‘t keep up with reading and podcasts last time), but I appreciated those I listened to. 4w
CatLass007 @Daisey I often catch myself forgetting to proofread something. I‘m so glad we can edit posts on Litsy. Also, I‘m pretty happy with finally being able to edit on Facebook Messenger and to do something with texts after I hit the send button. I wanted to make sure that I was on the same wavelength as you 4w
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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I've read this letter so many times, but l always enjoy it.

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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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@Daisey asked to see our editions. This is mine. Nothing spectacular. But l got this years ago from an exchange here on Litsy, and l love it 🤩

This is currently my only English edition of The Silmarillion. Of course l need more!

Daisey I love the simple cover of this edition. 1mo
JazzFeathers @Daisey l really like it too. 4w
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Silmarillion | J R R Tolkien
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I've just seen than my las post was a month ago 😶

So sorry for disappearing. February has been an exceptionally busy and kind of a bothersome month. But l really care for this readaling and this fantastic group of readers and l keep telling me next read will be better

I still want to finish reading what I've left out and catch up with all your posts.
Let's start immediately! 💪😁

TheAromaofBooks Oh man, I gotta go borrow this one from my brother!! 😂 1mo
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BethM You‘ve got this. Just jump in here so it‘s not all overwhelming:) 1mo
JazzFeathers @TheAromaofBooks Did you manage it? 😁 4w
JazzFeathers @BethM l hope this time I'll make it. The Silmarillion chapters are often in the shorter side so 🤞 4w
TheAromaofBooks haha yes!!! He is the Tolkien nerd in our family. I enjoy the stories, but haven't really delved into the lore before, so I'm intrigued to read this one! 4w
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Why Tolkien's books always end on a sad note? 😢

I enjoyed this short collection a lot more than the first time that l read it, years ago. Maybe because now l can place it a little better among the other stories of Middle-earth.

A surprise number of them talk about journeys in a morm or another.
I didn't realise this the first time.

BarbaraJean That's interesting about the journey theme--very true! I read this a few years ago when we continued #LOTRChapteraDay, but I have to confess: I remembered VERY little. I do remember enjoying it more then, and I think part of that was the illustrations! I kind of wish I'd tracked down an audio version, as I think these poems would be better served that way than in print. I need to hear hobbits reciting/singing them at the Prancing Pony! 😉 2mo
JazzFeathers @BarbaraJean l agree. This must be marvelous in audio. 2mo
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#FellowshipOfTolkien

Yes, l am late, but l will finish this today!

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The New Detective | Peter Steiner
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Mehso-so

These two #NetGalley ARCs expired the same day. I planned to read both books because l had time, if l was quick, and started Murder in Mistletoe Lane, because l usually enjoy cosy mysteries.
But l found so hard slogging through the chitchat, the family drama, all the christmassy set up.
So l thought, let's try the other one.
I initially really enjoyed The New Detective. ⬇️

JazzFeathers (continue) Up to about the middle point, l enjoy the way events were depicted before, during and after WWI, even if l couldn't figure out how everything connected. Then, as l started realising just that, the story changed. It moved away from Willi, the protagonist, and into (l suspect) more real history. Only, l don't think the author really crashed the complexity of the history he was handling. The last part of the book totally lost me. 2mo
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This may seem a transition chapter, yet - l believe - we find here the core of Tolkien's philosophy.
In the way the friends come together and slowly take stock of what happend and how they were change, with a hint that the change might bring good things.
And in the last debate, where Gandalf guides toward doing the right thing in the time assigned to us, as others will do in their time.
Loved it!

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I love this chapter!
After so many epic events, here we go back to a human/hobbit scale. The characters arc back to how they were at the beginning of the story.
It really feels like going home after the terror of the war.

The dialogue between Strider and Merry always makes me laugh 😂

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Tales from the Perilous Realm | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, Alan Lee
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Here we go 😁

@Daisey l told you l got this because of you 😂

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I did write a short blog to celebrate Tolkien's birthday. I'm late as usual, but here it is 😁

https://theoldshelter.com/conquering-sauron-with-the-ring-jrr-tolkiens-birthday-...

BethM His quote is Greta 2mo
JazzFeathers @BethM It is. The entire passage is so good actually. There are lines that echo what Tolkien write in the dialogue between Sam and Frodo in their pause from the climbing of Cirith Ungol and I fancy Tolkien was writing that part when also writing to Christopher away at war, his art and his life intertwining. 2mo
dabbe 🖤💜🖤 2mo
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I'm already slacking on my new year resolutions. I'm late here, bu l hope to catch ap today.
Thanks so much to @Daisey for putting the schedule together. Maybe the weekly rhythm will suit me better 😜

How is everyone else getting on?

BethM I need the daily requirement 😂 2mo
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Roary47 I haven‘t gotten my book yet. 😭 2mo
BarbaraJean I‘m only 3 poems in—I counted the poems and the days and discovered I had a little wiggle room beyond 2 poems/day. So I took a couple days off to finish other books! 😂 2mo
Daisey @BethM If you want daily guidance, go with 2 poems per day and approx 10 pages in the stories or a chapter a day for the one with chapters. 2mo
JazzFeathers @BethM 😂 😂 😂 I know what you mean! 2mo
JazzFeathers @Roary47 Oh, no!!!! Well, we can be behind together, then 😂 2mo
JazzFeathers @Roary47 Oh, no!!!! Well, we can be behind together, then 😂 2mo
JazzFeathers @BarbaraJean I can't believe I haven't finished Return of the King yet 🙄 I thought I would finish over these holiday, but no joy there. Yet, these shorter works maybe will allow me to find some time for that. 2mo
JazzFeathers @Daisey @BethM I will probably try the same. I want to be a better fellow reader than I was with the LotR reread 😞 2mo
Roary47 @JazzFeathers I didn‘t finish return of the king either. 🫣 2mo
JazzFeathers @Roary47 Noooo! Let's create the sisterhood of the snail rangers. Who else is with us? 😂 But I mean to finish, eh!! 2mo
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The New Detective | Peter Steiner
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Expires in 4 days
I need to get a move on!

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I'm always so sad to finish the Letters from Father Christmas because it's a melancholy ending. During the war, with Tolkien finally giving up on a tradition he kept for over 20 years.

But this is a wonderful book, full of joy (for the most part) and the obvious love of a dad for his children.
It always warms my heart.

Daisey So true! 3mo
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The New Detective | Peter Steiner
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So, since the 'Murder in Mistletoe Lane' wasn't doing much for me, l decided to start this #NetGalley ARC too. Both ARCS will expire the same day

Well, I've only read three chapters, but I'm hooked 😁

This is a mystery story set in Munich right before and right after WWI.
Totally up my alley 😜

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Murder on Mistletoe Lane | Clara McKenna
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Let's see whether l can read this #NetGalkey #ARC before it expires 😜

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On the homebound train. Can't wait for the weekend.
Sorry for the long silent, especially to my fellow #LotRChapterADay readers. It's an hellish period. I hope things will look up and in the new year, though.

I hope to finish Return of the King over Christmas. I'm behind with #TolkienChristmas but l expect to catch up tonight.
I have two #NetGalley ARCs expiring before the year ends, will probably manage to read just one.

Let's keep up! 💪😁

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No. I'm sorry, but no. I read the first couple of books in this series and l really enjoyed them. Cox can write some strong characters. But this?
It's the end of the series and there's a lot of drama (even too much, that's of course just my feeling), but then everything (and l mean *everything*) works out just perfectly for everyone. Doesn't feel real to me.

The mystery is very lame, as is the revelation 'a la Poirot'.

Such a shame 😟

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Tonight's reading list 😁

dabbe Simply lovely. 💙❄️💙 3mo
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This is one of those chapters you think, why does it have to go this way? It could go differently. And yet, this is at the core of Tolkien's majore themes: when we let despair get hold of us, it may do worse that any of our enemies.

That moment Gandalf hesitates on the gate, knowing that he has to choose and whatever choice he will make will be the end of someone... It just wrecked me.

Daisey I think the moment of Gandalf‘s consideration of the different consequences struck me more on this read than any previous ones. 3mo
JazzFeathers @Daisey It happened to me last time we read. I don't think l ever noticed that before since it felt like the first time l read it. So strange. 3mo
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I mean. How is it l didn't remember how packed full of... Everything this chapter is?
I always remember Theoden's death, that always, always gets me. And if course l remember Eowyn's reveal, which should be every woman's battlecry (in my opinion), but somehow l didn't remember the battle, the Denethor's tragedy, Eomer's rage and then hope, the release of Aragorn's arrival.
It's just incredible.

CatLass007 This is the first time I‘ve listened to/read this book, but you‘re right. This part is jam-packed with major events. 3mo
JazzFeathers @CatLass007 Very true. And it's kind of funny that l felt it, since I've read this book several times before. Still, in a way it's always like reading it the first time 😁 3mo
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Murder by Invitation Only | Colleen Cambridge
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Mehso-so

I was expecting something better, honestly.

The setting was nice and the cast of characters was good, though l found Phyllida more over the top as the story progressed. I know the author does that in an amusing way, but it didn't really worked for me.

The mystery was most disappointing .It was a bit airy and yet l guessed the culprit very early on. The investigation was based on dialogue and it didn't feel like progressing until the end.

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dabbe The only one I'm keeping up with, too! I'm reading it online, but I think I'll have to buy it because it's just so beautiful! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
BethM Wes makes sure we read it every night! 3mo
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JazzFeathers @BethM I'm reading at night too 😁 3mo
JazzFeathers @dabbe l know, right? 😜 3mo
Roary47 Im reading it in the morning but keeping up with it. 3mo
TheAromaofBooks I am absolutely loving this!! 3mo
JazzFeathers @TheAromaofBooks Isn't this book so very delightful? I waited to read it for a long time because it wasn't Middle-earth and l was so silly to think l wasn't going to like it. Not the first time that Tolkien surprises me 😜 3mo
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Keeping up at the moment 😁

I love the simplicity of these stories. They are so endearing.
And sometime l fancy that some of Tolkien's own life transpires. He must have been busy with his job if he couldn't write two letters.

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Thanks so much to @Daisey for this beautifully Chstmast-sy schedule 😘

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I haven't finished Return of the King yet, but I'm going to start this and see whether l can keep up with this, at least 🤦

dabbe I'm in the same boat! 🤩🤣🤗 4mo
JazzFeathers @dabbe 😂😂😂 4mo
Roary47 @dabbe You are both not alone. 😅🤣 4mo
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dabbe @Roary47 🤣🤣🤣 Three is a magic number! 🤩 4mo
JazzFeathers @dabbe @Roary47 😂 Hey, ladies, where are you? I've finished book 5 and should go back to Frodo and Sam. 3mo
Roary47 Well, I started it, but wasn‘t focused so I‘m starting over. 3mo
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The Lord of the Rings | J. R. R. Tolkien
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#LotRChapterADay #FellowshipOfTolkien

Sorry for the delay, guys. It's been a busy week and I'm still on the Road with the Rohirrim! But I'll try to catchup with weekend.
In the meantime, here is the schedule of the Appendices.

And what could we ever read in December? 😏

BarbaraJean On the road with the Rohirrim is not a bad place to be (literarily speaking)! Thanks for posting this—I will probably dip into the appendices as I have time and interest (some draw me in more than others 😆). And I‘m excited about December…📝🎅🏼 4mo
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CatLass007 Thank you for adding me to your tag list. 4mo
TheAromaofBooks I've never read through these, so I'm interested to at least skim them and see what I get from them. I'm also still on the road to Rohirrim! 😂 4mo
BethM I‘ve never read these- are they in the back of the book? So excited for dec! 4mo
JazzFeathers @BarbaraJean The Rohirrim are my favourite people in Middle-earth, but I'll try to move on today 😜 4mo
JazzFeathers @CatLass007 So happy to have you with us 😁 4mo
JazzFeathers @BethM Yes, they are at the back of the book @TheAromaofBooks l love the appendices. They make the scope of the book even bigger, it let us know events that allow us to better understand what happens in the book. And there are more stories that are simply beautiful. 4mo
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Nobody moves! This is one of my favourite chapters!

First off: Rohirrim! I won't say more!

Then l love the way the 'other' is integrated in the story. The way the Rohirrim shows acceptance even of what they don't understand is one of the things l most love about them.

And after the desperation of the siege of Gondor, the soaring hope in this chapter is something almost aching.
Beautiful.

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Sorry chba dense, emotional chapter. I was sucked right in
Denethor's battle for his sanity and the desperation of what appears to be reality is perfectly mirror by the fighting city, falling piece by piece, without - so it seams - hope of help.
It gave me the chills. So absorbing. So outstandingly good.

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Noire is helping me catching up 😏

Jari-chan Best help ever! 4mo
JazzFeathers @Jari-chan True 😻 4mo
dabbe Hello there, sweet Noire! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
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Murder by Invitation Only | Colleen Cambridge
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I'm behind with everything 😭

#NetGalley ARC expiring soon. Needs to finish this weekend!

#LotRChapterADay Stuck on chapter 3. Hoping to do some catch-up next week. I think l am caught up with all my fellow readers' comments, though.

#DraculaDaily Didn't touch since Lucy died.

tpixie Lucy‘s death was sad. I listened to the podcast instead of reading. That helped time-wise! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-dracula/id1679833472 4mo
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I loved this more intimate chapter. I found Merry's anxiety to help so endearing.
It's more of a transition chapter, and still there's so much investment in all the characters.

BethM I may enjoy Merry and Pippin more than Sam and Frodo. 4mo
JazzFeathers @BethM They are very different story and character arcs, but l love both 😁 4mo
Vansa Yes, very relatable. Phew I'm finally caught up and reading at the same pace as this read along! I read an interesting annotation that compared Merry pledging allegiance to Theoden with Pippin and Denethor,and the very different tones to both. Excellent characterisations 4mo
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First, don't you find they this chapter is very different in tone from the rest of the book (apart, maybe, from the Berrow-down episode). There's something almos surreal, like the existence of the Stone of Erech. And anyway, Dunarrow is one of the most incredible places Tolkien created.
Secondly, what about that fantastic dialogue between Eowyn and Aragorn? 🤩

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