tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post5177762758267301636..comments2024-03-29T13:24:34.010+00:00Comments on MOONBASE CENTRAL: The King of Elfland's DaughterWOODSYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-11457838493886262922012-06-29T20:30:42.464+01:002012-06-29T20:30:42.464+01:00Nice one ED! I'm re-reading Lord of the Rings ...Nice one ED! I'm re-reading Lord of the Rings too at the mo - Frodo is on his way to Shelob's lair! Can't wait for Peter jackson's Hobbit movie. Ghormengast is a trilogy about Titus, the Lord of Ghormenghast castle. It was published by Mervyn Peake in 1950 and is a landmark in modern gothic literature. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast_(novel)WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-1532814370199387642012-06-29T01:35:25.130+01:002012-06-29T01:35:25.130+01:00I don't know what happened but for some reason...I don't know what happened but for some reason I totally missed this post! Was introduced to 'The Hobbit' in freshman English and have been hooked on it and LOTR ever since (just re-read 'The Hobbit' a couple of months ago). But haven't a clue in the world who Gormenghast is - sorry.Ed and Bettina Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776907888776423702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-6357679476983394962011-01-22T14:02:53.285+00:002011-01-22T14:02:53.285+00:00'got' tolkien when i was 14 but cant handl...'got' tolkien when i was 14 but cant handle it now. tried Gormenghast, but tired of it quickly. have admit to owning that gandalf poster and the map of middle earth too! ash nazg kimbataluk...WOTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284353991724011392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-43185780160728577882011-01-22T13:15:37.562+00:002011-01-22T13:15:37.562+00:00Don;t share the enthusiasm for Tolkien, but yes, I...Don;t share the enthusiasm for Tolkien, but yes, I'm not happy with the way the world is now!Andy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053185386701513075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-73986805160000204982011-01-21T22:24:00.008+00:002011-01-21T22:24:00.008+00:00OK, time for a shameful admission ...
(don't ...OK, time for a shameful admission ...<br /><br />(don't panic ... take a deep breath and tell them) ...<br /><br />I've never "got" Tolkein. And I found Ghormenghast unreadable. (hangs head in shame) Yes, yes, I know ... they are works of genius ... (sighs) ... I feel I am missing something, but don't know what.<br /><br />Bur what an evocative picture, Woodsy, when you talk of Mother Earth but a breath away ... aahhh, I have that longing too.<br /><br />I suspect most of us ... well, those of us with imaginations ... are "of our time". The thing is "our time" can mean such different things for each of us. And also, each of us can have multiple schemas ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com