Why men today don't read...

[PirateKing]

 

[STDiva]

exactly. there's so much crap out there. everyone thinks they're a writer or something. its hard to weed through em all to find a gem.

That's why you let Oprah tell you what's good.

 

[squallumz]

That's why you let Oprah tell you what's good.

oh god. i wonder what kind of books she put her stamp on. ive never seen em in stores since i buy my stuff from thrift stores.

 

[STDiva]

oh god. i wonder what kind of books she put her stamp on. ive never seen em in stores since i buy my stuff from thrift stores.

The only people who enjoy her suggestions are middle aged white women and gays.

 

[L3ggy]

Squall, You want to read good books? Read The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings.

 

[squallumz]

Squall, You want to read good books? Read The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings.

i just got the hobbit and the lord of the rings books a couple days ago. a buck each. cant wait to get to em.

 

[L3ggy]

The Silmarillion tells the tale of the history of Middle Earth. It's my favourite book.

 

[squallumz]

The Silmarillion tells the tale of the history of Middle Earth. It's my favourite book.

when does that come into play? was it an after the series book?

 

[L3ggy]

What do you mean?

 

[Neutron66]

It's a prequel. Read the others first.

BTW...while I haven't read The Silmarillion myself, everyone I know who has says it's boring as fuck.

 

[L3ggy]

Then they don't know a good book when it's being slammed in their faces.

 

[lurkingdirk]

It's a prequel. Read the others first.

BTW...while I haven't read The Silmarillion myself, everyone I know who has says it's boring as fuck.

It is an incredibly dense book. If you don't like reading history, you won't like this book. The stories in it are thrilling and epic, but they are buried under a wealth. Tolkien created a complete world with The Hobbitt and The Lord of the Rings. This book explains how that world came about. It has semantic history, history of the races' eschatology, geographic development, etc.. I think Tolkien felt compelled to create this book in order to tidy up the Middle Earth.

Tolkien had an amazing mind. Can you imagine creating an entire world that millions of readers will get lost in for decades and decades to come?

 

[mrtrebus]

It is an incredibly dense book. If you don't like reading history, you won't like this book. The stories in it are thrilling and epic, but they are buried under a wealth. Tolkien created a complete world with The Hobbitt and The Lord of the Rings. This book explains how that world came about. It has semantic history, history of the races' eschatology, geographic development, etc.. I think Tolkien felt compelled to create this book in order to tidy up the Middle Earth.

Tolkien had an amazing mind. Can you imagine creating an entire world that millions of readers will get lost in for decades and decades to come?

No.

I'd rather read REAL history than goblins & dragons etc etc :dunno:

 

[maildude]

The average adult of either gender has the reading skills of a mattress. Don't believe me? Listen to someone reading from a book.

 

[mrtrebus]

The average adult of either gender has the reading skills of a mattress. Don't believe me? Listen to someone reading from a book.

Tip, if you can hear someone reading from a book they are a dullard.

 

[pornlover25]

We don't read we just scan over things.