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I'm really looking forward to this two volume book... by the way maybe interesting also... i received a mail of Anderson who told me he is working on a new book also. I think i'm going to get some more info to see what exactly he is working on.
Hi Dior,
the latest info I have on Douglas' Interview book is in the Events section here. October is the planned release date still.
Beren,
I agree with your non-objectivity assessment, and also agree in how useful the book is. I think part of the problem lies in the fact that Wayne and Christina had a lot of help from the family in putting these books together, and they have shown the tendency to drop relationships if they don't agree with something that was printed or said (As an example, Renee met and correpsonded with Christopher a few times and he was a member of the AHA, but when a fictional humor piece got printed in an issue of Rivendell Review that hit a little too close to home, Christopher permanently dropped all contact.)
the latest info I have on Douglas' Interview book is in the Events section here. October is the planned release date still.
Beren,
I agree with your non-objectivity assessment, and also agree in how useful the book is. I think part of the problem lies in the fact that Wayne and Christina had a lot of help from the family in putting these books together, and they have shown the tendency to drop relationships if they don't agree with something that was printed or said (As an example, Renee met and correpsonded with Christopher a few times and he was a member of the AHA, but when a fictional humor piece got printed in an issue of Rivendell Review that hit a little too close to home, Christopher permanently dropped all contact.)
Humphrey Carpenter ran into the same issues when he wrote the Biography. I guess it comes with the territory.
After finishing the Chronology I found I wanted to read it again but have all my books around me for further reference. In particular Artist and Illustrator for the references to Tolkien's illustrations.
I'll have to get some time off work to do a more thorough reading
Dior
I'll have to get some time off work to do a more thorough reading
Dior
I agree with you Dior, I have one of the Guides on the bedside table, and I find myself seriously wanting to have a stack of other books there for cross reference.
Don't think I can get time off work, though. We will be travelling to China soon (who knows, any time in the next few months, as soon as a few weeks...) to bring home our new daughter.
Don't think I can get time off work, though. We will be travelling to China soon (who knows, any time in the next few months, as soon as a few weeks...) to bring home our new daughter.
Hey Rowns... congratulations! You talk about it a long time ago and now it is finally going to happen! Wow, must be very exciting times...
Hope all works out fine. All the best!
And now back to moving stuff, am right in the middle of moving to the new house. Tomorrow will do the beds, kitchen stuff, wardrobes, fridges, wachingmachines,... and so tomorrow night will be the first night we will sleep in the new house! Wish me luck!
Hope all works out fine. All the best!
And now back to moving stuff, am right in the middle of moving to the new house. Tomorrow will do the beds, kitchen stuff, wardrobes, fridges, wachingmachines,... and so tomorrow night will be the first night we will sleep in the new house! Wish me luck!
A touch of reality (and very good reality, indeed, with Beren's move and Jeremy's daughter) in a fantasy board. No matter how much fun we have with all of our Tolkien-related matters and how important they may seem, it is family and home that matter most. Congratulations to you both!
Parmastahir
Parmastahir
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