What are you reading?

[bèlla]

Yeah I've heard it's a pretty violent and bleak series, lol.

I binge watched it last month. I didn’t like the ending but it wasn’t based on the books. Reading wise, he isn’t done and released prequels. Ideally, you’d start with them and move forward. That’s what I did with Tolkien.

I started with The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin. Then I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It was easier to understand the backstory.

There’s 5 books in the GoT series (thus far) plus two prequels. And he isn’t done. Hence the move to winter. I’ll have more time to dig in.

~Bella

 

[Sif]

I binge watched it last month. I didn’t like the ending but it wasn’t based on the books. Reading wise, he isn’t done and released prequels. Ideally, you’d start with them and move forward. That’s what I did with Tolkien.

I started with The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin. Then I read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It was easier to understand the backstory.

There’s 5 books in the GoT series (thus far) plus two prequels. And he isn’t done. Hence the move to winter. I’ll have more time to dig in.

~Bella

If you liked The Children of Hurin (Definitely a very tragic story) You may like The Fall of Gondolin (A few parts remind me of the Old Testament story of Jonah a bit). You may also like the story that inspired Tolkien to write Children of Hurin. It is in the epic poem The Kalevala (Finnish mythology) in the sections titled Kullervo, The Son of Evil

 

[bèlla]

If you liked The Children of Hurin (Definitely a very tragic story) You may like The Fall of Gondolin (A few parts remind me of the Old Testament story of Jonah a bit). You may also like the story that inspired Tolkien to write Children of Hurin. It is in the epic poem The Kalevala (Finnish mythology) in the sections titled Kullervo, The Son of Evil

Thank you for the recommendations! The Kalevala is on my TBR list. Most likely due to him. I read a few titles that inspired his work and intend to finish the canon.

~Bella

 

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[Will Joseph]

I'm reading about diseases on government websites, not about covid-19.

 

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James L. Snyder - The Life of A.W. Tozer (The Authorized Biography)

 

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If you liked The Children of Hurin (Definitely a very tragic story) You may like The Fall of Gondolin (A few parts remind me of the Old Testament story of Jonah a bit). You may also like the story that inspired Tolkien to write Children of Hurin. It is in the epic poem The Kalevala (Finnish mythology) in the sections titled Kullervo, The Son of Evil

Yes for The Fall of Gondolin and The Children of Hurin! So glad to see other Tolkien fans. His writings truly are a blessing to this world.

 

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The Angel with the Trumpet, Ernst Lothar

 

[Sif]

Spacefarers by Christopher Wanjek. It is about the real challenges and hardships of living and exploring in space as well as what it will really take to create settlements on the Moon, Mars are even beyond.

 

[Sif]

The Alexiad by Anna Komnene. It was written in about 1148. It is a biographical/historical text written by Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

It gives good information of the Byzantine Empire of the time as well as some details of the First Crusade and its members

 

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Crime and Punishment, Dostoïevski

 

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[Sif]

I am re-reading The Saga of the Volsungs and its "sequel" saga The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok. I am reading Jackson Crawford's translation.

 

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Notes on Psalms by Thomas L Constable.