Probably my least favorite part was in TTT, from
The Passage of the Marshes to
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit. That I can partly attribute to Tolkien describing the desolate scenes and despairing journey so well that I almost felt as
weary reading as the Hobbits walking. *LOL* But as a reward what followed was the introduction of Faramir--one of my favorite characters, along with Theoden! Some other favorite parts of the book:
- Of exchanges there are too many to list, and not the least this:
"Then she sent me no message?" said Gimli and bent his head.
"Dark are her words," said Legolas,"and little do they mean to those that receive them."
"That is no comfort," said Gimli.
"What then?" said Legolas. "Would you have her speak openly to you of your death?"
"Yes. if she had nought else to say."
"What is that?" said Gandalf, opening his eyes. "Yes, I think I can guess what her words may mean. Your pardon, Gimli! I was pondering the messages once again. But indeed she sent words to you, and neither dark nor sad.
"To Gimli son of Glóin," she said, "give his Lady's greeting. Lock-bearer, wherever thou goest my thought goes with thee. But have a care to lay thine axe to the right tree!" '
"In happy hour you have returned to us, Gandalf," cried the Dwarf, capering as he sang loudly in the strange dwarf-tongue. "Come, come!" he shouted, swinging his axe. "Since Gandalf's head is now sacred, let us find one that it is right to cleave!"So uplifted was Gimli's spirit that he could've leaped from the plains to Orodruin in one leap and save the Ring-bearer much toil. Haha!
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The Road to Isengard - a merry meeting of friends! And of course:
"For one thing," said Théoden, "I had not heard that they spouted smoke from their mouths."
"That is not surprising," answered Merry;"for it is an art which we have not practised for more than a few generations. It was Tobold Hornblower, of Longbottom in the Southfarthing, who first grew the true pipe-weed in his gardens, about the year 1070 according to our reckoning. How old Toby came by the plant..."
"You do not know your danger, Théoden," interrupted Gandalf. "These hobbits will sit on the edge of ruin and discuss the pleasures of the table, or the small doings of their fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers, and remoter cousins to the ninth degree, if you encourage them with undue patience. Some other time would be more fitting for the history of smoking. Where is Treebeard, Merry?"Which to jump ahead a bit, made this scene from RotK all the more poignant:
"Well," answered Merry slowly. "He is dead. It has brought it all back to me. He said he was sorry he had never had a chance of talking herb-lore with me. Almost the last thing he ever said. I shan't ever be able to smoke again without thinking of him, and that day, Pippin, when he rode up to Isengard and was so polite."I was really enjoying the conversations so much that it's partly why the second half of the book dampened my spirits a little, when the writing started to become more descriptive. But besides Faramir to rescue the second half, there was also Sam taking a good poke at Shelob.
I'll add the other books later.
Topic: The Fellowship of the Ring (Read 19506 times)
