Tolkein: The World (Wide Web) of J. R. R. Tolkein

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  1. ChelseaT
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Top 1.   Nov 9, 1997 5:25 PM

» ChelseaT - Chelsea Turman MY NAME IS CHELSEA AND I AM CURRENTLY READIN

Chelsea Turman

MY NAME IS CHELSEA AND I AM CURRENTLY READING TOLKEIN'S 1ST "THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING."
I AM IN 7TH GRADE. WHEN I WAS IN FITH GRADE I READ "THE HOBBIT" WHICH IS AN EXQUISITE WORK FOR ANYONE WHO IS AT OR ABOVE A FITH GRADE READING LEVEL. (ANY ONE WITH LESS THAN THAT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND IT.)BUT IF THERE IS ANY BOOK THAT I LOVE MORE THAN ANY IT IS "THE FELLOW SHIP OF THE RINGS" IN THIS BOOK I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE CHARACTERS( ESPECIALLY THE MAIN CHARACTER FRODO) AND HAVE FOUND IT HARD TO PUT THE BOOK DOWN UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I FIND MYSELF MORE AND MORE SO RELUCTANT TO FINISH IT SOLELY BECAUSE THAT IT IS SO GOOD A BOOK THAT I NEVER WANT IT TO END!!!!!!!!!!


I ALSO AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT TOLKEIN EVER WROTE ANOTHER BOOK BESIDES HIS PRELUDE AND TRILOGY. SO IF YOU KNOW ANY THING THAT MAY HELP ME OR IF YOU WOULD JUST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TOLKEIN AND HIS WORK, EMAIL ME AT LTURMAN@BELLSOUTH.NET.

P.S. TO ANY ONE WHO HAS EVER DREAMED OF ELVES, FAIRIES, HOBBITS OR ANYTHING OF THE FANTASY WORLD, THESE BOOKS ARE A PERFECT CHOICE FOR THE DREAMER, OR THE CHILD AT HEART.

-- posted by ChelseaT



Top 2.   Nov 10, 1997 9:58 PM

» Wayne_Dawe - Thanks for the nice comment Chelsea. I read Tolkein's books when

Thanks for the nice comment Chelsea. I read Tolkein's books when I was about your age for the first time. I believe the Simerillion was the only other book about middle earth that Tolkein wrote though I think it was finished by his sone after his death. One of the links has moved since this article was written authours similiar to Tolkein at the Cedar Rapids Public library might be a place to look for books that you also might like.

Wayne (Kid's Stuff) Dawe

-- posted by Wayne_Dawe



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