CP3S said:
xhonzi said:
My level of Tolkien interest is too low for other fans to consider me one of them, and too high for norms to consider me one of them.
As mish, as peshkë, I guess.
You and I kind of have our own code language on this forum, but we never use it. ;) Nice to see you throw out a phrase.
Ashtu, eh? Actually, my decoder ring seems to be getting a little rusty these days. I had to write something in it the other day, and had to rely on translate.google.com a lot.
CP3S said:
xhonzi said:
Have you ever read the Wheel of Time? When I worked at Barnes and Noble, some employees only read fiction, some only read history, and others only read home and gardening... but everyone (myself excluded) read Wheel of Time. Since my job was on the line, I picked it up and really enjoyed the heck out it. There were 8 books at the time, and I think they're up to 14 with the 15th and "final" book out early next year.
The first fantasy book I ever tried to tackle beyond C. S. Lewis and Tolkien was the first Wheel of Time book (Eye of the World, right?) Bored the crap out of me.
I half expected this answer, since it seems to come up often when I make a recommendation (maybe it's just me) but I still find it surprising and disappointing. It wasn't the abridged audio version, was it? The 3 hour abridgment of the 33 hour audiobook is incredibly poor. Everyone I know that's read it has loved the first book (Eye of the World indeed) even if they found later entries to lose their way. The 2nd and 6th books (of 14 or so) being the highlights.