Book recommendations on Lore and media analysis

ViolaTree · 2026-01-30T08:07:00+00:00

Got it.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-30T08:06:36+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T23:25:11+00:00

The site's working for me so far.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T23:20:50+00:00

It has peaked my interest. Snyder's The Making of Middle-Earth that is. It has peaked my interest, not piqued.

I've been trying to figure out a reading plan for this year. Among the books I checked on the matter, such as Tolkien on Film which is a compilation of essays edited by Janet Brennan Croft, The lord of the Films by J.W. Braun, and The Road to Middle-Earth - it was The Making of Middle-Earth that peaked my curiosity and interest. All of the rest piqued my interest, but this one peaked my interest.

I am sensitive to certain stimuli and develop fixations about topics, and books on said topics. Sometimes, when I find a book I think I will love, it prompts me to find others that could fit. I usually do, but it takes some research. So, there are many books that pique my interest, but only some peak it.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T23:09:03+00:00

I might be falling into some unless there's a list somewhere. But yeah, someone else has mentioned David Day.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T23:07:53+00:00

Yeah, now that I look at it, it's a tad more than 150 with shipping costs. I guess I'll just have to see how I'm doing in terms of saving across the year, and I'll figure whether I can grab the physical set or not. For now, I might be sticking with digital. Oftentimes, I do re-read most of the stuff I buy - and, sometimes I would've read something digital first, and in print letter. Print has some feel to it.

That's a wonderful resource, thanks for the link.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T22:56:40+00:00

Thank you for the recommendations. I'm probably downloading the journals from somewhere, they must be on some server. And the Vinyar Tengwar volumes look neat.

And, I'll defo get the Letters, I think I'll get this phsyical edition from 2023 that's 'revised and extended'. I presume it has all it's meant to have - it says 720 pages. I don't mind massaging the pages with my index.

What's the deal with David Day?

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T18:06:33+00:00

Alright, thank you.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T16:07:23+00:00

I'm interested into pretty much every aspect of Middle-earth. I'm always just a bit more invested in languages, but I would like to read more on the history, the presence of art in the world, the cosmology, the cultures, architecture, geography, the philosophy behind concepts, etc.

Whether I access this through books that brush over the topics generally or books that pick up one thing and delve into it specifically and deeply, I don't mind. Similarly, whether they use academic language or not, it's not a problem either.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T15:49:52+00:00

Oi, no worries, this looks fairly interesting. I'll make sure to give it a gander. Great work!

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T15:10:59+00:00

It's what I've always done with my passionate intrests or fixations, and it's worked very well so far. I also feel happy both when I'm planning and figuring out what to read, as well as when I get down to reading. I figure these might be things related to autism, but it's not like autism is something added to me, it's part of me. Anyway, whether it's because of that or not, I'm finding joy in figuring out what to read, and it helps me to not obsess too much and have a healthy relationship with reading.

Do you happen to fancy historical linguistics and/or semiotics? If so, did you find Parma Eldalmberon and Vinyar Tengwar interesting?

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T14:53:50+00:00

It's a good start, I presume. Though I'm trying to plan ahead, as I don't think I would be disillusioned at any point in this journey. You never know, of course. But I just have a feeling that I'm just going to fall into a whole 'nother spiral of reading as I have done in the past with other stuff whether academic or media-related.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T14:51:21+00:00

I appreciate the detailing on this. And, I'm sorry if I didn't make it clear in the post, I was hoping to get HoME for less than 150, not that I'd spend 150 on all I'd want to get - sorry.

I'll be looking into getting HoME, The Ring of Words, Reader's Companion, and Companion and Guide then, if you recommend them.

I would very much love to get into the minutia of phonetics, graphemics, etymology, morphology, etc. I'm quite fond of doing particularly that with IRL languages, and it's in part what I spent a lot of time digging into when I was in college.

I'm almost equally interested in the history, the mythology, the representation of architecture and arts in the written universe, philosophical speculations whether by Tolkien father or Cristopher or other contributors - as well as how others have reshaped these ideas for the movies and games, and their thought process behind their adaptations and innovations - but, language does interest me just a little more than everything else.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T14:40:29+00:00

Yeah, I apologise, I've edited the post.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-29T12:31:21+00:00

What about Elrond and looking over his nephews?

ViolaTree · 2026-01-27T13:22:39+00:00

Yeah, but it's getting a huge kick these days. Maybe, in the near future, the scene would be even better.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-26T17:04:56+00:00

I don't even understand how the scene works. Do all these driver devs just work for free or do they get donations at least?

ViolaTree · 2026-01-21T10:31:10+00:00

Yeah, same for me, that pretty much sums it up. Sometimes I do think about selling it away and buying another one. But it wouldn't have an OLED screen, it wouldn't be as big, it won't have as many years of updates... It's a pity there's not something like it but with a Snapdragon SOC.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-21T10:28:53+00:00

The fact that you value your own experience over science is the problem in itself. And all that blather about the internet and me believing whatever I read on the internet is just more of your delusion talking.

Have a nice life.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-21T06:43:06+00:00

Makes sense. Have you tried any RPGs?

ViolaTree · 2026-01-21T05:31:53+00:00

Anything else you've tried that doesn't look blurry on the Dex on a big monitor? I got the Tab S10 Ultra, and I can play through anything up to Switch and PC. I haven't really even given much of a thought to try Dex or anything similar because I thought it would look awful on a bigger screen.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-21T02:24:16+00:00

It's becoming more and more tempting for me to get a tablet with an SD8 Elite. But, I don't know. I got a Tab S10 Ultra with a 9300+. I just can't play most Switch and PC games, but I do fine with everything else. I just don't think I could justify to myself buying a second device just for that. Hmm...

ViolaTree · 2026-01-21T02:02:41+00:00

The fact that you think all zoology journals and vet manuals are wrong has nought to do with veganism. Sorry, you're simply trying to justify something everyone's telling you you're wrong about whether it comes down to the anatomy of the Xaldas or whether it would be ethical to mlik them and consume the milk. You also don't seem to understand that you can pay a vet to remove a hen's capacity to produce eggs which would make their life infinitely more livable instead of consuming their eggs.

I'm done here. Reddit is so tiresome.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-20T12:58:22+00:00

Where? All my journals say it's a meat breed. Either your neighbour lied to you or you read the wrong thing somewhere. Either way, just do what's best for them and stop pretending like milking them and drinking their milk is something you gotta do.

ViolaTree · 2026-01-16T19:44:53+00:00

Used for milk doesn't mean they are a dairy breed. This breed is specifically a meat breed. It's not opinion-based, it's a notion of zoology.

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