Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

I enjoyed reading this book again. While the section with Sam, Frodo, and Gollum wending their way to Mordor always dragged for me, this time it went faster. I was paying attention to the way that it's about the relationship between Frodo and Gollum, and how neatly Tolkien sets up and foreshadows Gollum's final role in the story. I also am finding this story to be a lot about storytelling--so many characters think about whether their actions or experiences merit a chapter of the story, but not necessarily in a selfish way.

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