After watching Peter Jackson's The Hobbit two months ago, I reread the book to see how much the movie differed. The answer is A LOT. But I won't discuss that here, this is not The Hobbit movie review. This post is about the spillover effect.
Once I had finished reading The Hobbit, I felt like rereading The Silmarillion. Some people say The Silmarillion is harder to read compared to The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings but I liked it the first time I read it many years ago. I always found the story about the Elves and the Men who had dealings with them fascinating. In The Lord of The Rings, Elves are portrayed as wise and perhaps a bit aloof but in The Silmarillion, the book shows that like Men, Elves have their own passion and pride. A perfect book for a movie adaptation but only by a skilled director and storyteller.
I've finished reading The Silmarillion and am now rereading The Lord of The Rings. I want to read it with the happenings of The Silmarillion fresh in my mind for there are many references in The Lord of The Rings referring to doings of the Elves and Men in the First Age. I am also attempting to reread it from beginning till the end in its entirety. Previously, I have often reread The Lord of The Rings but only my favourite parts.
Here's a quote I came across today:
"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens," said Gimli.
"Maybe," said Elrond, "but let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen nightfall."
"Yet sworn word may strengthen quaking heart," said Gimli.
"Or break it," said Elrond. "Look not too far ahead! But go now with good hearts! Farewell, and may the blessing of the Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you. May the stars shine upon your faces!"
There will be more quotes as I continue my journey through Middle-Earth ^-^
