Lord of the Rings, take two.

Let me just say that I was taken completely off-guard by the response to my last post. If I had known that people would take me so seriously, I probably would have written it a little differently. I'm not saying that my questions weren't serious ones--but I probably would have prefaced them a little better. Actually, when I started writing, I only had about three questions in mind (the Entwives, the talking animals, and perhaps Gandalf.) The movie questions were mainly for humorous effect, and the others were more or less not totally seriou. I should have categorized them as such. I did point out that I had read the books, but I don't think that came across easily enough somehow.. like I said in the comments, I wouldn't dream of asking LotR fans anything without having read the books for fear of being torn to shreds. I would like to thank both big_bubba and paradisecowgirl for humoring me a little bit and giving very serious and thought-provoking answers--honestly, I didn't expect that, but I'm grateful--they did a nice job of answering a few of the answerables--I know that a couple of my questions were a little irreverent for the true fans.. sorry about that.

See, here's the part where I risk alienating myself. I did not particularly enjoy the books. Actually, I complained about reading them all the way through. I found them to be wordy and dry and somewhat problematic. The story, however, was really good--I'm not trying to minimize that at all--that's why I love the movies, even though I didn't care for the books. I'm very much not the type to like a movie more than a book.. it's actually very unusual for me. I think that he deserves lots of credit for forging a path to the modern fantasy genre. I just happen to think that his actual work was kind of.. well, let's just leave it at "not for me". So.. my level of LotR appreciation can only go so deep because I just didn't click with the man's writing style, and at this point in my life, I've read just about all the Tolkien I can stomach. (I did enjoy The Hobbit much more, to be fair, even if the animals talked, but it still wasn't my cup of tea.) I'm just saying... don't worry about it too much if you didn't have all the answers for me. I'll be alright. :)

Just a thought..

The internets are dangerous. Very, very dangerous. Do you have any idea how much money I've spent tonight? It's enough to make the otherwise thrifty go to bed weeping.