Tolkien's funniest confession is surely when he admits in 'On Fairy-Stories' that, as a child, he used to skip over any poetry he encountered in a story. Hmmmm... 😂 - ThreadSky

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drfrancisyoung.bsky.social • 54 days ago

Tolkien's funniest confession is surely when he admits in 'On Fairy-Stories' that, as a child, he used to skip over any poetry he encountered in a story. Hmmmm... 😂

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joocifer.bsky.social•54 days ago

Same. I think I usually went back to read it later

danielhunter.bsky.social•54 days ago

Ironic foreshadowing?

patricialupien.bsky.social•54 days ago

That’s funny. The first time I read “Lord of the Rings” I skipped over every part that didn’t involve a hobbit.

sebsobecki.bsky.social•54 days ago

That would explain the quality of his own poetry embedded in his overwritten prose.

exterindexing.bsky.social•52 days ago

Funny to find out that you two know each other (Francis and Sebastian that is, not Tolkien).

sebsobecki.bsky.social•52 days ago

Thus far only via social media!

oscarfranklin.bsky.social•54 days ago

There was a young boy called Tolkien
Who wasn't too keen on scansion
When he saw a poem
He gave a brief moan
And moved straight on to the action!

hagenilda.bsky.social•52 days ago

The sod who subjected us to Tom bloody Bombadil?

ianm70.bsky.social•54 days ago

he said he didn't appreciate poetry until being taught classics at grammar school. Loved a bit of Latin and Greek verse he did.

nsturman.bsky.social•53 days ago

Just like I did with Tom Bombawho? 😆

agirlintheshed.bsky.social•54 days ago

I skip over any passage involving a character called Tom

reddite.bsky.social•54 days ago

Like me and the singing moles in Redwall...

ricyclist.bsky.social•54 days ago

That’s what I did with the longer ones in Lord of the Rings.

aoifeb.bsky.social•54 days ago

His work taught me that very skill.

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