The Fellowship

           
            I'm reading The Fellowship Of The Ring. And without realizing it I've entered the secret society of nerd geniuses. They're a people who speak little of what they've know, divulging information only when asked. I don't ask them many questions for fear of ruining Tolkien's story before reading it. 
            I remember seeing these nerd geniuses when I was a kid. I'd spot one with a book in their hand and ask, "what book is that?"
            The Hobbit, they'd answer before shyly scurrying away. I didn't read much when I was a kid, so I found it very peculiar. 
            I tried to watch The Hobbit the movie. I was so angered by it, having read the book. I couldn't watch the whole thing. I can't believe people are watching the movie without reading the book and thinking that they know it. You don't know it! You don't know anything! The movie butchered the book. Butchered it, I tell you. If you're one of these people, shame, shame on you. You're missing the juicy details. The real story. You're getting just a sliver of it, just a sliver. Hollywood is playing you for a fool! It's a travesty. 
            Do yourself a favor. Read the book! And if you want to be a real nerd genius read it over and over and then read The Fellowship over and over. And then read the one after that, whatever it's called. And don't speak of it unless you're asked. And don't talk about Battlestar Galactica either.