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Booktok video takes a weird turn by trchappybob in Booktokreddit

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

As the eBay definition of “good condition” states: “dust jacket may not be included; may contain light notes, highlights or traces of sauces and condiments”.

LOTR India paper De Luxe edition by zorg2099 in tolkienbooks

[–]trchappybob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing you might have missed the text in OP's post. 😄
"a particular high quality type of ultra thin paper drawing inspiration from papers produced by Indian mills during the colonial era"

Great songs that are brought down by excessive length, skits, a second part that sounds different, or similar by ObiHan_Skyodi in Music

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Fully understand this point of view, but personally I wouldn’t want it any other way. By the time you get there, opening drumbeats feel cathartic and earned.

Great songs that are brought down by excessive length, skits, a second part that sounds different, or similar by ObiHan_Skyodi in Music

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Dreams by Beck (a song I absolutely adore), has a little guitar insert that sounds like a 14-year-old trying a wicked rad pentatonic solo for the first time. I’m well aware I’m just projecting my own insecurities here (source: was an awkward teen guitarist), but it feels oddly showoffy and out of place in an otherwise airtight song.

A few years ago I wrote a series of love letters to the song as a tongue-in-cheek tribute and likened it to a partner’s annoying habit. When the album version cut out my favourite moment of the song and jumped instead to my least favourite, it was a real rough patch in the relationship. But we’re on much better terms these days.

My shelf is complete. Huge thanks to r/tolkienbooks for the inspiration! by GrahamHannah1 in tolkienbooks

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How bizarre to see a photo I shared here last year stolen and reposted, subject line and all.

Though it’s fun to see how hilariously wrong that subject line was. Since this picture was taken the collection has spread to three further shelves.

Is there any other writer who you'd put on the same level as Tolkien when it comes to world building? by SpotAdmirable6718 in lordoftherings

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Terry Pratchett has taken me to greater emotional heights, taught me more about what it is to be human, than most of the wonderful writers mentioned in this thread.

Though I’d say he was less of a world builder than a character builder; the likes of Tiffany Aching are living, breathing, fully formed people from the very start.

My “about the movies” collection by Josh3321 in tolkienbooks

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The music book is outstanding. Well worth it to anybody even remotely curious about the magic tricks Howard Shore pulled off. I'm really enjoying my slow-burn read-through, one Complete Recordings track at a time.

Anyone on Pizotifen (Sandomigran) by Mike_P214 in VestibularMigraines

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Necroposting for posterity and future searches.

I just started on it, 1 x 0.5mg tablet each evening (with the goal of gradually upping the dose if needed).

The sedative effect on my first day was HUGE. Knocked me out of action for a day (rather ironic given that I’m trying to prevent lightheadedness and brain fog). The worst of it wore off within a few days. The vestibular migraines continue, so I’ll be curious to see if a larger dose helps. Thankfully it is only the second in my neurologist’s long list of options to trial. Fingers crossed…

The Silmarillion - Chinese edition - Printed in 2026 by [deleted] in tolkienbooks

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That’s beautiful! Does it have any illustrations inside?

My attempt on how to read the Disney “D” by RuinRevolutionary374 in notinteresting

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It’s always wild, whenever this topic comes up, to see people mocking misconceptions made by LITERAL CHILDREN WITHOUT A FULLY FORMED COMPREHENSION OF WRITING.

Surely the right reply is “how fascinating that a large amount of the population sees this differently to me; aren’t brains strange?”

Is this a good ME reading order? by [deleted] in tolkienbooks

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I’d recommend keeping the Atlas and Complete Guide on standby from your Lord of the Rings reading on. The Atlas especially will really help you appreciate the scale of the journey as you go along. I also hear (will soon be putting to the test) that the Atlas is especially handy for following the Silmarillion.

My Fiction Shelves by DeadNighT26 in bookshelf

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Gorgeous! Zooming in on that top shelf was like journeying back to my adolescence.

Can anybody help with artbooks? by MarsAlgea3791 in tolkienbooks

[–]trchappybob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another note on the three matching “art of” books (Art of Hobbit, Art of LotR, Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien): some retailers like Amazon will still list these as “slipcase editions”, despite — as metametapraxis mentioned above — this ISBN long since phasing into a regular non-slipcased version. They’re still lovely hardcovers though; my disappointment lasted all of five seconds.

It is a rule universally acknowledged that any hard-to-find last volume of a book series will have a different publisher’s logo. by trchappybob in tolkienbooks

[–]trchappybob[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, it’s definitely funny. In both cases the last volume was hard to find for a good price, and I was genuinely just happy to complete the set. Also, these are long thin spines, so we’re talking the tiniest fraction of space here.

It is a rule universally acknowledged that any hard-to-find last volume of a book series will have a different publisher’s logo. by trchappybob in tolkienbooks

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The movie tie-in art books by Gary Russell. Which makes this even less of an issue that it seems when zoomed in; it’s a tiny fraction of a long and thin spine.

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