Posts Tagged ‘lord of the rings’
My visit to Northshire Bookstore: Cakes designed to look like books and a mysterious comment left unexplained
A couple weeks ago I visited Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vermont, as a part of my recent book tour for The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs. Northshire is one of my favorite bookstores in the world. My wife and I take an annual pilgrimage to Northshire in the spring and always love our weekend…
Read MoreI had problems with the ending of The Lord of the Rings, but it had little to do with Frodo and Sam’s fate.
Quora recently asked the question: Would the Lord of the Rings have been more satisfying with a different ending. Specifically, what if the eagles hadn’t rescued Frodo and Samwise from Orodruin after the destruction of the One Ring? In other words, should Frodo and Samwise died after destroying the ring. J.R.R. Tolkien was a firm…
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