Reading List

Yikes, my last post was almost three months ago :P
I suppose one reason that I haven't posted is because I haven't had anything to post about.  My reading for school has been too much to leave room for some fun books, but lately I've had more time for fun reading, so I've decided to come up with a list and post it!  Some of these books aren't actually what some people would consider 'fun' books.  They are part of my unofficial Tolkien Study Reading List.  And since I like reading books about Tolkien and his works, these make the list of my 'fun' books :)
So here's the list!

1. Following Gandalf by Matthew Dickerson

I've actually already started this one, I like it so far.  The title sounds cool, doesn't it?

2. Island of the World by Michael O'Brien

I actually started this one a while ago, but it is such a hefty book that I'm still not done :P I am a pretty big O'Brien fan, and I was super excited when Mom got this one.

3. The City by Dean Koontz

Recommended by my friend Monica, of Spilled Ink :)  My Grandmother has also read several Dean Koontz books and loves them, so I thought I'd give them a go.

4. Tolkien Man and Myth by Joseph Pearce

Another of my Tolkien study books.  'A literary life' makes it sound like a biography, and normally biographies are not my thing, so we'll see how that goes.

5. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Humphrey Carpenter

And another Tolkien study book.  This is the last one for this list, don't worry :)  This book is thicker than I thought it would be O.o  But after reading it quoted in so many other books on Tolkien, I'm pretty eager to read the whole book.

 

6. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

This is a re-read.  After reading so many books about Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings, I missed reading the actual books and decided to start the trilogy again!  But I'm just putting the first book on this list for now.  I would've started with the Silmarillion, but our copy is falling apart :P Too many younger brothers left it out in weird places (isn't it amazing that by too many, I actually mean one?).  But isn't the cover just so cool?!  I know that in this picture if you look closely at the bottom, it says 'THE ART OF THE FELLOWHIP OF THE RING GART RUSSELL' in all its caps glory, but trust me, this is the cover for my copy of FotR.

So there you have it!  My reading list.  I might or might not be posting reviews, and I might or might not be reading the list in order.  So no commitment over here, except for the commitment to finish this list.