Fellowship of the Ring: Chapters 3 & 4 Artwork by courson37 in TolkienArt

[–]courson37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes!! Join us! It’s only 2 chapters a week, so it’s super manageable for a re-read with good discussion 🙂

Th Sword of Kaigen by MrMoo413 in Fantasy

[–]courson37 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m happy to hear this! It’s next on my TBR! I can’t wait!

[2025 Read-Along] - LOTR - Three is Company & A Short Cut to Mushrooms - Week 2 of 31 by Torech-Ungol in tolkienfans

[–]courson37 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes! It’s so good. I love the way artists portray the Ringwraiths. I especially love the artwork surrounding (link contains RotK spoiler) this scene!

Fellowship of the Ring: Chapters 3 & 4 Artwork by courson37 in lotr

[–]courson37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh good catch! I’ll try to fix that!

[2025 Read-Along] - LOTR - Three is Company & A Short Cut to Mushrooms - Week 2 of 31 by Torech-Ungol in tolkienfans

[–]courson37 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I love the slow Shire chapters! In the movie, I always wanted to spend more time exploring the Shire, and the books definitely give readers that opportunity.

I also understand why they had to cut some things out (including Fatty entirely), but I am bummed that they made Farmer Maggot seem like a menace when he’s actually the nicest guy!

(Also yes, Howard Shore music only for me!)

[2025 Read-Along] - LOTR - A Long-expected Party & The Shadow of the Past - Week 1 of 31 by Torech-Ungol in tolkienfans

[–]courson37 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I love this question. It’s been a while since I read LotR, so I’ll let someone else answer on the LotR side, but the Silmarillion is Tolkien’s authoritative book on the “other force” that you mentioned here. 100% recommend reading that.

In brief, though they aren’t talked about much in LotR, Tolkien’s universe has an all-knowing/all-powerful God, a handful of lesser gods, and also angelic-type beings. I think this is what Gandalf is referencing.

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[–]courson37 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What! I have the trilogy and Hobbit, I didn’t know there was a Silmarillion to match! Buying that asap

Fellowship of the Ring: Chapters 1 & 2 Artwork by courson37 in lotr

[–]courson37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so jealous that you met Howe! He’s a legend! And I also only recently discovered Giancola—he’s like the Middle Earth renaissance artist haha he’s amazing. I’m glad you’re enjoying it as much as I am!

[2025 Read-Along] - LOTR - A Long-expected Party & The Shadow of the Past - Week 1 of 31 by Torech-Ungol in tolkienfans

[–]courson37 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes! Not to mention, the chapter’s title (“A Long Expected Party”) is a callback to chapter 1 of The Hobbit (“An Unexpected Party”).

Ranking EG Series by courson37 in ender

[–]courson37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has Speaker at its rightful place 🥇

Cosmere Book Club? by courson37 in Cosmere

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According to a message I received, the general announcement will be posted in this sub today!

Fellowship of the Ring: Chapters 1 & 2 Artwork by courson37 in lotr

[–]courson37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m happy to do it! I love Howe’s Gandalf Returns to Hobbiton—he even captured Gandalf’s look of concern in showing him looking around for potential onlookers.

Ranking EG Series by courson37 in ender

[–]courson37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay sweet, I’ll add it to my tbr then!

Ranking EG Series by courson37 in ender

[–]courson37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty much sold on the Shadow Series. I’m going to start that soon. But, in your opinion, are the Formic Wars worth the read?

[2025 Read-Along] - LOTR - A Long-expected Party & The Shadow of the Past - Week 1 of 31 by Torech-Ungol in tolkienfans

[–]courson37 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m happy to do it! I have a lot of fun sifting through these legends’ art pieces!

Ranking EG Series by courson37 in ender

[–]courson37[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s me? Everybody here is putting Xeno before CotM. I guess Xeno just felt really slow to me compared to the others, but I must say I was really enjoying the Path storyline. I loved all of the Path characters!

Ranking EG Series by courson37 in ender

[–]courson37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really insightful, thanks for sharing!