> You know, after participating in the thread that involves CDs that we're listening to, I thought I'd start a discussion about books. I have a lot of books that I love (I'm a bit of a bookworm, to the detriment of other things that I should be doing at the time), but there are 2 books that stand out as my favourite:
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> The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
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> Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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> I was thinking about both of them recently, trying to work out why they stand out so much, and I've come across a few reasons:
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> 1. They make me cry. I'm not a very expressive person when it comes to emotions of any sort, I tend to bottle things up. I also don't let myself cry very much, but with both books I can't seem to control it.
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> 2. There is so much more to them than what is on the surface, which seems to allow for multiple readings. Therefore, the subject sticks in my head for a lot longer. And everytime I hear or read something new about them, I have to go back and read them again.
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> What does everyone else think?
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> ding"weird brain"dong

Definitely the Lord of the Rings, for me. And the Silmarillion.

-Zo"I'm a Tolkien geek"e