X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,6a02530e3f68dedd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-12 03:41:24 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!hub1.nntpserver.com!news-dc.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!OM9.omantel.net.om!not-for-mail From: "Poster" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episodes 209-216 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:16:39 +0400 Organization: Oman Telecommunications Company Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.72.6.248 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:15538 I have my copy of the Hobbit and the "Lord of the Rings - Trilogy" The Hobbit, I have read atleast 3 times, the Lord of the rings... Haven't been able to get past the first chapter... ?:) "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message news:a6jat4$epkc1$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... > "Sam Blanning" skrev i meddelandet > news:a6ja7c$sgn$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk > > > > "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message > > news:a6j6pj$ek4bb$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de > > > > > And no, I haven't read Lord of the Rings. The first book kind of bored me. > > > It's not the actual length of it, I've read longer books or series of books, > > > I think it just didn't grip me. I didn't find it interesting enough. Don't > > > get me wrong though, I did think it was good, just not very immersive. > > > > It does start slowly. The first time I read it, I gave up around that bit as > > well. > > > > Try again. It took me three goes to get all the way through while fully > > understanding what was going on. > > I was planning on trying again, but I'm glad that others have managed to get through it after > failing the first time. Proof of concept for me. :) > > -jg > >