@vicgrinberg Meanwhile me and my tangled web of awk and Iraf scripts:

Part 2 of this weird saga. The slop thickens...
https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-2/

@bruce 'Guards! Guards!' is still in my to-read pile. Loved the other ones!

@c_dan4th I think some purists might report you to the Tolkien police for that But yeah, I get it. With this second attempt I went in knowing already what to expect from those first few chapters, and I ended up enjoying them quite a bit. But the first time back in the 2000s I found them to be more of a challenge (and English not being my first language didn't help...). Really looking forward to the adventure ahead!

"PPPS. I hope Butterbur sends this promptly. A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber-room: thing wanted always buried. If he forgets, I shall roast him."

Sassy Gandalf. What an absolute legend.

When I first tried to read #TheLordOfTheRings some 25 years ago, I made the mistake of buying a "compact" one-volume paperback edition that wasn't very comfortable to read. I gave up just a few chapters in.

I'm now #reading the gorgeous Alan Lee illustrated box set, and what a difference it makes! I'm still at the Prancing Pony, trying hard not to read too fast because I want to savour every word and take in every detail.

#lotr #books #bookstodon