Mark Reads The Lord of the Rings

[altariel]

OK, this is brilliant. A guy called Mark has somehow managed to remain unspoilered for The Lord of the Rings, and is currently reading it a chapter a day, and posting very long, very entertaining posts about the experience. He's a quarter of the way through TTT. You can catch up here:

The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers

He's done this with a bunch of other books, films, and TV shows. The site has specific guidelines for commenting, so read those first if you're thinking of commenting.

Comments

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

That is truly terrific!

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I'm thoroughly enjoying the daily updates!

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Must admit that I prefer the re-read on Tor. Its a couple of years old, but I'm reading it as I re-read the book.
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/10/lotr-re-read-two-towers-iv3-the-black-gate-is-closed

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's a very good reread.

[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

Ohhh! I hadn't realised Mark had got round to LotR - I stayed with him through Harry Potter but hadn't read The Hunger Games which was his next read. He's always fun.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

These are a hoot. Pick it up now while you have the chance!

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

Oh, how could I have not discovered this, sooner? :D

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I know! It only popped up on my Tolkien mailing the list the other day, and I've been having a huge amount of fun catching up with the backlog of entries!

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

I saw your tweet on this and went over to have a look. What a brilliant idea for a blog! It falls squarely into the "Gosh, I wish I'd thought of that!" category.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I had the exact same thought, although my next thought was, "I'd never keep up with that punishing schedule!"

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

I believe I read that he now makes his living from this blog! That would alter the landscape a little.

But yeah--I'd never be able to keep up, even if it were my full time job.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Good for him! I'd love to be the kind of person that could do this sort of thing for a living, but I'm too grumpy and reclusive.

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

You hide it well!

But I know what you mean. :D

[altariel.livejournal.com]

:-D I'd do three or four posts, and then I'd be all: "WHY do you come troubling my rest?! Can a dragon not SLEEP in these later days?!"

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

LOL. You would! You totally would.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

;-)