[dc]I[/dc] finished reading the latest Game of Thrones book, A Dance With Dragons, and decided to go back to the classics for my next read.
Hobbits! Photo by me.
Yes, J. R. R. Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring, aka Lord of the Rings Part One aka That Book With the Dudes With The Hairy Feet. I’m sure this will be even more fun after reading all five Game of Thrones books: “Where’s all the swearing? And how come nobody is getttin’ busy?”
While I read all the Game of Thrones books on my Kindle, I decided to go the “old school” route for Lord of the Rings. I used to have a one volume edition of Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it wasn’t fun to read: too big, too heavy, and the size made it intimidating. I searched high and low for small paperback editions like the one you see above–if I can’t read something on my Kindle, I prefer paperbacks (hardcover novels, while pretty, aren’t always comfortable to read).
Also, I wanted physical copies of the novels on hand if I have friends over (ha!) and a Tom Bombadil debate breaks out. YOU NEVER KNOW
I last read Lord of the Rings before the films opened (yes, I carried around my huge tome for a few years)–so, over ten years ago? Yikes. I’m about 50 pages in of Fellowship of the Ring, and so far so good. I’m curious to see what I think of the novels at 32 versus 21-ish when I read the trilogy the first time around.
Hopefully, the books will inspire me to make more Lord of the Rings-themed comics. Lord knows (sorry), I make enough comics about Game of Thrones.
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