If you haven't read The Silmarillion, i highly suggest it. I have yet to read "The Children of Hurin" but it talks about Hurin and Turin in The Silmarillion. To me Tolkein's creation story is amazing, he basically says that God (iluvatar) created subgods (manwe, mandos, melkor, etc) with his mind, and these subgods made music that created the earth etc. Really fascinating stuff, i would have loved to pick this guy's brain, he created maps, languages, alot was borrowed from norse and greek mythology along with christianity, but it truly is amazing literature.

i dont know how yall do it. after many attempts i have never been able to reread a book except for the bible. cant hold my interest.

your uber-nerd card has been revoked.

To me, a book I love is just like a good movie. I can read it over and over, like I can watch a movie over and over.

Just like with movies, I always notice something new when I reread a book.

Have you read Feynmen. The way he phrases things is just delightful. I like guys who are comfortable in their own skin. Feynmen was surely that.

i agree with this wholeheartedly and the book mentioned earlier is one of my top 5 of all time.

"Surely Your'e Joking Mr. Feynman"

for the record the name is feynman. i know supa doesnt mind being spell-corrected in the interest of making finding the proper book easier.

if you like people who phrase things beautifully, and thats almost all i care about, then you should read mencken. start with "a choice of days".

so true. i have been known to recommend a book to someone, and then when i start thinking about how much i enjoyed it, have to read it again.

Thanks. I get that wrong almost all of the time. Feynman. Got it.

I think part of the reason I liked Feynman's two books so much was that his writing style reminded me of Doug Adams in a lot of ways. I also liked that Feynman did not feel the need to come up with elaborate transitions between his anecdotes. He would just say well taht was how that went. Now I am going to talk about this.

exactly. feymnan is so approachable, even though he is insanely smart and worked with some of the smartest folks in history on the bomb. some smart folks are difficult to relate to. feynman isnt. he explains everything that happens to him like he is your fishing buddy, no smarter or better than you. i love that guy.