Aragorn (1) v. Howard Roark (8) When I showed my adult daughter my Literary Boyfriend Bracket, it was interesting to me where we disagreed on who would make the better boyfriend (or lesser of two evils, at the very least). However, there was no shaking my resolve as to who should win the battle rounds. … Continue reading
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Spending J.R.R. Tolkein Day with The Hobbit
Today was J.R.R. Tolkein Day, celebrating the great writer whose birthday was January 3rd. He would have been 121 (11^2, which is not quite the same as eleventieth in terms of birthdays, but would probably suit him just the same). When it comes to Tolkein’s oeuvre, I believe there are three types of people: Those … Continue reading