I'm reading The Hobbit. I remember kids carrying the book around when I was a young, but I wasn't a reader then, I was a dumb jock. Little league, mostly.
There's a lot to follow. Hobbits, dwarfs, wizards, dragons, family history, the English language being used properly. I think back on the kids who read the book when they were nine. Little geniuses. They hardly seemed smart at the time, but it's clear to me now, I was galavanting with the wrong crowd.
I tend to think of The Hobbit as required reading. It's a marker for intelligence in my opinion. Have you read The Hobbit? If the answer is yes, then you're entered into the intellectual elite. If the answer is no, then you're not that sophisticated, much like myself. Watching the movie doesn't count in my estimation, but that's another subject altogether.
I sure hope I get through the book. I wouldn't want to be unintelligent by my own definition. I have some concerns though. I'm already having trouble staying interested. Hell, if I could get through Hemmingway's Island in the Stream, I can get through anything.
There's a lot to follow. Hobbits, dwarfs, wizards, dragons, family history, the English language being used properly. I think back on the kids who read the book when they were nine. Little geniuses. They hardly seemed smart at the time, but it's clear to me now, I was galavanting with the wrong crowd.
I tend to think of The Hobbit as required reading. It's a marker for intelligence in my opinion. Have you read The Hobbit? If the answer is yes, then you're entered into the intellectual elite. If the answer is no, then you're not that sophisticated, much like myself. Watching the movie doesn't count in my estimation, but that's another subject altogether.
I sure hope I get through the book. I wouldn't want to be unintelligent by my own definition. I have some concerns though. I'm already having trouble staying interested. Hell, if I could get through Hemmingway's Island in the Stream, I can get through anything.
