I’ve started to realize that as much as I’ve been enjoying both my Tolkienblogging and the responses I’ve gotten to it, it’s become an obstacle to my Tolkienreading, which obviously remains my top priority. I’ve begun thinking things like, “oh, I’d like to read some more tonight, but I’ve got to write about what I’ve read since last time first. And I don’t have the energy to write.” So I end up neither reading nor writing, and that’s no fun for anybody.
I’ll probably be talking about the new film, and may even be occasionally submitting thoughts about the books (mostly musings on why this or that was or was not included in the movie versions, I think; there’s a lot of non-movie stuff that deserves some exposure!). But I don’t think I’ll be going chapter by chapter anymore. Look, I love you guys, but I sure do love reading these books as well.