![]() ![]() Often we'd speculate over what might happen next. We laughed together over the foolish trolls, the introductions at Beorn's house, and Bombur's slumber. Even the advanced language didn't dissuade him, and I didn't try to simplify it - though I did summarize what had happened as I closed the book each time, to ensure he'd grasped it all. all the way to the battle of the Five Armies, the next encounter or bit of action was always on the horizon. ![]() The trolls, the goblins, Gollum's riddles, the wolves then the eagles, Beorn, and the dark path through Mirkwood. There was always something foreshadowed to keep him engaged. Obviously my son wasn't making these observations. Most of the dwarves we scarcely know besides their names. We know that Thorin is their leader, Bombur is overweight, Balin is probably the bravest, Fili and Kili are the youngest, but not a whole lot else. ![]() As a child I was thrilled by the characters but my memories of the dwarves were vague, and now I can see why. Conversely, as an adult I now find the book fairly light in tone. As a child I was awestruck by the depths of the Misty Mountains and the dreaded Mirkwood forest the entire story had a vast tone of menace to it, filled with dangers and fear. ![]()
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