March 25 is "Tolkien Reading Day"
 

or so they say:

http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03...ng-day/?hpt=T2

I used to read the whole darn thing about once, twice, or m ore a year. I stopped after about 35 readings. Now I re-read occasionally, skipping much of the first half of Fellowship (only really gets interesting after Bombadil); and skimming over Frodo and Sam's endless journey into Mordor. :p:

But that's most romantic part! :D

well, there's plenty of Frodo/Sam fic out there, if that's your cup of tea. Besides, if I skip to the end, "I'm glad you're here with me, Sam. Here at the end of it all." It's plenty romantic!

I'm sorry, but the short guys gettin' it on doesn't do much for me. :right:

so get out your copies and read this authentic 20th century genius today!

More of a Harry and Draco fan?

Jim/Blair! Duncan/Methos! Clark/Lex! G/Sam!

(cough) I mean . . . back to Tolkien!

Ahem. Rule 34.

No Potter, more scifi. No doubt my kinks aren't your kinks.

I've been reading the Dickens out of Tolkien and have moved on to Robert E. Howard (Lovecraft's pen pal and second-most only to Tolkien in scope of influence over generations of derivative material). I had thought of Tolkien as the godfather of Dungeons and Dragons, but I'm branching out. My friends are telling me I need to read Robert Jordan, but I'm concerned about straying too far from the classics. Also listening to Homer on audio books.

Whatchyoo Tolkien about, Mr D?

Meh. Not the best in the genre, by a very long shot. The first few books are decent, but it goes way downhill after that, and continues to do so to this day, even under another author.

Have you read George R.R. Martin? Because that's where you need to be. I promise.

Nerds.

Said the Keats scholar! Hah!

Is there anyone who read more than one third of Lord Foul's Bane? I know several who have started it, but none who finished it.

I never said I was a Keats scholar. I was making fun of Keats scholars!!

(I'm a Plathian scholar - way, waaaaay worse. Your worst nightmare. )

So long as you don't sthart mouthing plathithudes.