tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post1843431919205316216..comments2024-03-21T02:24:43.249-04:00Comments on The Enchanted Inkpot: The Hobbit Read-Along: Chapters 5-8!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918754552937294606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-73000275357022093272012-11-14T19:47:58.737-05:002012-11-14T19:47:58.737-05:00I never thought about the rest periods before, but...I never thought about the rest periods before, but I think they are very important. By breaking up the action scenes, the suspense builds from the start each time. Great post, Ellen! I really enjoyed it.Erin Cashmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-43446843273464072052012-11-14T09:38:58.604-05:002012-11-14T09:38:58.604-05:00That's fascinating. I knew he'd changed th...That's fascinating. I knew he'd changed that chapter but didn't know what the changes were.Ellen Booraemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-56900653104876693342012-11-13T23:44:05.643-05:002012-11-13T23:44:05.643-05:00I was so struck (this time through) by Bilbo's...I was so struck (this time through) by Bilbo's mightiness in the battle against the spiders! He really is a hero in that episode. Go, Bilbo! It's interesting to compare the original version of "Riddles in the Dark" to the post-LOTR version, too. Originally Tolkien has Gollum willing to give up the ring to Bilbo when he wins the riddle game, but the Gollum of LORD OF THE RINGS would never do that--COULD never do that!--so Tolkien went back to this scene in the HOBBIT and tidied things up a bit, making Gollum sneakier and changing the stakes of the game. These are interesting chapters, for sure.....Anne Nesbetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-35806076651079899642012-11-13T21:51:36.257-05:002012-11-13T21:51:36.257-05:00Well, Tolkien obviously knew what the Ring was at ...Well, Tolkien obviously knew what the Ring was at that point, since I think he'd already written a lot about it in his notes. I read the Hobbit after LOTR, so I'll never know if the gap would've bothered me as a reader. I have to say, I don't think my editor would let me get away with something like that!<br /><br /><br />My favorite thing about this book is the way Bilbo gradually comes into his own. That's so skillful and well observed and heartfelt, I'll forgive Tolkien just about anything else.Ellen Booraemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-38577702737756066142012-11-13T17:36:45.546-05:002012-11-13T17:36:45.546-05:00I vote for long/deep game! I love when something s...I vote for long/deep game! I love when something so crucial is set up with such delicacy. I think we feel it as readers, too, even when we're kids. We know something's wrong at that moment, even without Gandalf's look--we just don't know what yet.katherine catmullnoreply@blogger.com