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Have any of you also seen 'Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead' by Tom Stoppard? It takes the two minor characters, which were created only to be killed in Hamlet's place, and centres the story around them while pushing the story of Hamlet to the sidelines. A great parody which raises some...

I agree that they changed Aragorn quite a bit - he was supposed to be older and a lot more 'rugged'. I spent so long hating the changes to the character that I failed to notice how gorgeous Viggo Mortenson really is! As for Ian McKellan as Gandalf - I can't think how anyone could have played...

Wow, Prolixic, you took a long time to see the film! It's kind of refreshing to hear this kind of rant because it's exactly how I felt after seeing Fellowship for the first time (over the year it's grown on me and I've managed to find justifications for most of the changes and begin to really...

Favourite versions? Is anyone familier with the production starring Judi Dench and Ian McKellan? It is fantastic, by far the best I have ever seen it really does justice to this intense, dark and passionate play. A lucky find about a year ago, I was not even aware that these two wonderful actors...

The first time I studied Hamlet I was not at all impressed (though I already loved Shakespeare) because of the wordiness of the play - all talk, no action! Further study led me to appriciate it more and realise it as one of Shakespeare's greatest works. My first impression of a whining prince...

Wow, so many of my favourites have already been mentioned - Enid Blyton (esp. the Five Find-Outers and Buster the dog - Mr. Goon was a great character!), Roald Dahl, Little Women, the 'Anne' books, any fairy tales (Hans Christian Anderson was a favourite), The Secret Garden, The Hobbit and the...

Hi. I hope this isn't a really stupid question but what is 'Book of the month'? Do you nominate books for a group read and then discuss them or have I got the wrong idea?

I love these films and found that they had the same effect on me as on lies; serious swooning for Colin Firth and Alan Rickman! Even better, they finally convinced me to read the books that my mother had always told me I'd love (Mother's always right! :D), and I plan to re-read them again in the...

I keep almost every book I buy and have always re-read favourites many times over, though I've recently been trying to get into better habits - reading different types of books (all those ones I've been meaning to read for years and never quite got around to). I've never been able to part with...

Hi Dawn, funes Darren and Kaz! Thanks for the welcome - hope to talk to you all soon!

bookvenue - totally agree with you on the importance of song in LoTR - it was something that I largely overlokked on first reading the books at the age of 11 and is now one of my favourite things about them. I also love the pace of the books - much slower than the films. As for The Hobbit...

Hi all! I'm new to this site but not to Tolkien. I've taken part (on other sites) in many discussion's on this subject since reading the Silmarillion for the first time last year. The land 'west of the sea' is where the elves sail to when they depart middle earth (being 'immortal' in that...

Hi, I'm new here too, good to meet you! Could you also mail me (at Mellon112@hotmail.com) with a list - I may be interested in some of them?

Hi to everyone on this site - I came across it while browsing and it looks interesting so I thought I'd introduce myself! My particular favourites in literature are Tolkien, Shakespeare and William Blake but I also have a great interest in children's books. Hope to be able to discuss these...

I know that feeling of skipping back every time I forget a character's connections and relationships! I finally read the Sil for the first time last year - after several failed attempts over the years. It took me time to get through it and even after a second reading I still got a bit lost. But...