She is ignoring the birding book in favour of Lord of the Rings. Nerd.
Needs more Tolkein!
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2024
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Funny story.
Two decades years ago, when I first started working in arctic exploration, we were limited to how much weight we could take with us to our exploration camps. Most of us would decided on a couple of books to bring with us. But I didn't want to bring books I wouldn't like, because then I've wasted my weight allowance. So I brought that gold-coloured LotR copy with me and read it over and over, year over year. Probably read it at least once a summer for seven consecutive years. Sometimes in environments even more desolate than Mordor. Imagine reading it here.
Later, I got a kindle and the weight problem sort of went away.
That's an awesome story, good choice of book for that haha.
Probably wondering why you only have half of the Hyperion cantos.
Cat doesn't do ebooks ;)
Since I can see that we have kind of similar tastes, can you recommend the Fionavar Tapestry?
Eh, maybe? It's part of the fantasy-world-is-real trope. A spiritual successor to Narnia, but with adult characters. Or a predecessor to something like The Magicians. If you like these sorts of books, where the real world is part of the setting, then it may appeal. It's almost Isekai.
Honestly though, I've forgotten most of it. It's a "read once" book.
Read "Fred the Vampire Accountant" instead ;)
Needs more Banks! And take Seveneves and cast it into the fire...
Hey now, I actually loved the back third of that book ;)
Awwws, Silver Tabby <3