it has begun. every year for the last 15 years or so i have reread lord of the rings. my copy is 20 years old this year, and looks every day of it. it is like comfort food to me; i never get tired of it. tolkien truly is a master. this year i am looking at it more from the angle of "telling a story" than i have since i first heard it, i think.
i love tolkien's illustrations. he was not a great artist, but he was a good one, and his drawings perfectly reflect the tone of the story. someday i will have the edition with his illustrated covers. someday . . .
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