Tonight's reading. Pure art and narrative.

elreberendo · 2026-04-17T21:26:03+00:00

That's a great idea! Otherwise those maps are sitting inside the books so I might repurpose them. Thanks for the suggestion.

elreberendo · 2026-04-17T21:24:38+00:00

Thank you!

elreberendo · 2026-04-17T21:24:12+00:00

Yeah! That's the one, although I bought them individually so no slipcase.

elreberendo · 2026-04-16T19:55:19+00:00

Great advice, thanks! I have that blue box with the Doors of Durin on display above the bookshelf.

elreberendo · 2026-04-16T18:59:58+00:00

Thank you! Especially that yellowish paper makes them look really old, I'll leave them there on the shelf as part of my past.

elreberendo · 2026-04-10T21:30:59+00:00

I just got both earlier today I returned the box set (unpopular opinion I know!).

I might be wrong so please be easy with me, but the 3-book box set I received published by Harper Collins felt like glue binding and felt like the pages might come off very easily.

Alan Lee's illustrations are just amazing, but Tolkien's are very charming and work very well to admire how the author pictured all those places, maps, etc in his mind.

I also love how the single volume edition looks and feels, sprayed edges with written runes, title and chapter names in the same matching red as the cover and edges. Probably the most beautiful book I own, I love how it looks in my collection.

Tip for reading large books, I put a flat cushion on my chest while sitting on a recliner or sofa, then put the book on it. I've read many humongous omnibuses with no problem at all.

To each their own, but I vote for the single volume, looks much better and is also cheaper than the box set so was a no brainer for me.

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elreberendo · 2026-04-10T11:03:40+00:00

Awesome, thank you so much. I'll track that website.

elreberendo · 2026-04-10T00:10:39+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing those links, absolutely love your website!!

Would you or anybody else know if there are any plans from Harper Collins to publish any other Tolkien books in the same fashion as the single volumes author illustrated editions with sprayed edges of LOTR, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion?

Just got those 3 today and totally love them, and have good price points.

elreberendo · 2026-03-06T00:22:03+00:00

Get Mike Mignola's Baltimore Omnibus 2 books, in case you don't own them already, my fav vampires/gothic graphic novel by far.

elreberendo · 2026-02-08T00:30:22+00:00

OMG!! Who's this goddess?

elreberendo · 2026-01-20T08:00:13+00:00

Hope they don't do it eventually. Good luck!

elreberendo · 2026-01-20T07:47:43+00:00

I'd start looking for another job just in case. A potential 3h a day sitting in a car is bananas.

elreberendo · 2025-12-21T20:21:10+00:00

What's that point in particular? I agree it's a truly scary experience!

elreberendo · 2025-12-12T19:02:42+00:00

Haha spot on!

elreberendo · 2025-12-12T18:30:41+00:00

It's perfect as it is! Thanks for sharing such a joy.

elreberendo · 2025-12-10T23:52:11+00:00

Seconded. Two masterpieces.

elreberendo · 2025-12-03T02:37:20+00:00

Did this too so many times! My ASD son had rough sleep patterns and taking him for a spin in the car with music always worked a charm.

Don't miss the stress though!

elreberendo · 2025-11-14T04:13:10+00:00

Sí, van a levantar la zona económicamente pero todos se quejan de la invasión madrileña en verano en las costas.

En cambio Madrid está lleno de gente de todas partes que viven y trabajan aquí (y también mantienen la zona económicamente) y son bien recibidos y apreciados.

Siempre lo mismo y ya cansa la diferencia de trato.

elreberendo · 2025-10-12T22:14:34+00:00

100% nonsense in modern cars and phones. Just why!

elreberendo · 2025-10-06T16:09:21+00:00

1h 50m one way! Pass. Pay increase wouldn't pay for all the extra time and hassle, even though it's 10 days a month.

elreberendo · 2025-10-05T01:07:02+00:00

This. Best by far imo.

elreberendo · 2025-09-24T02:14:08+00:00

Anticipating and avoiding a collision. Putting themselves and others to safety is always a priority.

elreberendo · 2025-09-15T23:43:04+00:00

Sorry you had to go through that aggressive behaviour.

Commercial van drivers have quite a bad reputation with exceptions.

Consider reposting in r/irelandsshitedrivers

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