Comments | read_lotr_aloud: Read LotR Aloud: The Two Towers: Book IV, Chapter I, "The Taming of Sméagol"

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Read LotR Aloud: The Two Towers: Book IV, Chapter I, "The Taming of Sméagol"

Apr 29, 2014 07:45

Sign-ups for the next reading, Book IV, Chapter I,"The Taming of Sméagol" begin today and continue through next Tuesday, May 6. Please comment here at this post if you would like to participate and/or would like to be a pinch hitter.

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shirebound May 9 2014, 15:23:40 UTC

You can consider me a permanent pinch-hitter! :)

ysilme May 9 2014, 15:34:08 UTC

Thank you, gladly! :o)

baranduin May 10 2014, 15:59:38 UTC

Sure, count me in if you still need readers.

ysilme May 10 2014, 19:36:51 UTC

How nice to have you in! :o)

rla_staff May 15 2014, 06:05:45 UTC

Here is your reading assignment. Please comment to this post to confirm you have received it. Posting the assignments starts on May 20th, the whole chapter go up on May 27th.

I'm sorry I have to split up the assignment this time. Please let me know if you prefer to have your assignment in one piece by mail or so.

Have fun! :o)

‘Don’t hurt us! Don’t let them hurt us, precious! They won’t hurt us will they, nice little hobbitses? We didn’t mean no harm, but they jumps on us like cats on poor mices, they did, precious. And we’re so lonely, gollum. We’ll be nice to them, very nice, if they’ll be nice to us, won’t we, yes, yess ( ... )

rla_staff May 15 2014, 06:05:54 UTC

‘So you have been there?’ Frodo insisted. ‘And you’re being drawn back there, aren’t you ( ... )

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rla_staff May 15 2014, 06:07:34 UTC

dreamflower02, here is your reading assignment. Please comment to this post to confirm you have received it. Posting the assignments starts on May 20th, the whole chapter go up on May 27th.

I'm sorry I have to split up the assignment this time. Please let me know if you prefer to have your assignment in one piece by mail or so.

Have fun! :o)

Suddenly, with startling agility and speed, straight off the ground with a jump like a grasshopper or a frog, Gollum bounded forward into the darkness. But that was just what Frodo and Sam had expected. Sam was on him before he had gone two paces after his spring. Frodo coming behind grabbed his leg and threw him ( ... )

rla_staff May 15 2014, 06:07:44 UTC

Would you commit your promise to that, Sméagol? It will hold you. But it is more treacherous than you are. It may twist your words. Beware ( ... )

dreamflower02 May 15 2014, 12:32:52 UTC

Yep! Thanks, sweetie!