On 1/11/2014 10:24 AM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:17:38 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/11/2014 8:32 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>>> Uh... Dunno. Don't even know what a Hobbit is and don't care.
>>>
>>> Your poor daughter.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> My goodness! How could anyone have never heard of a Hobbit? You'd
>> think she was living in a third world country.
>>
>> Jill
>
> The Lord of the Rings series ranks number 2 on the Best Selling Books
> of All Time list, and The Hobbit is also in the top 10 (either #4 or
> #6, depending on what list you look at).
>
I've owned (and read) The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy since
I was a teenager. Julie is about my age so I find it hard to believe
she's never heard of a Hobbit.
> I think I've read the whole series 3 times over the years, plus seen
> the movies several times.
>
> Doris
>
I never did think the movies (there were many attempts over the years)
did justice to the books. But then I feel that way about most books
that are made into movies.
Jill