marissa commented on a post
I feel like this is going to be an interesting ride for me. I haven't really read YA in a minute. So far so good.
marissa wants to read...
The Frozen River
Ariel Lawhon
marissa commented on literaryWonder's update
Post from the The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) forum
I thought I'd share in case someone else also likes nerding out over Middle Earth because Tolkien took his work very seriously and calculated the length and speed of Ent-strides, as found in Hammond & Scull's LotR: A Reader's Companion: "In Marquette MSS 4/2/19 Tolkien made various calculations of the length and speed of an ent-stride, adjusting both to what he felt the distance and length of the journey required. His final conclusion was probably that 'an Ent would take nearly nine hours to do 70,000 strides and presumably in that time would go 70,000 yards at least, probably 4 ft a stride'. This meant about 2.2 strides of 4 feet per second, covering a distance of 53.3 miles, at a speed of about 6 miles per hour. (Other calculations note that at 2 strides per second, 70,000 strides would take 9% hours, and 70,000 strides of 3 feet would be about 40 miles.) In another note, Tolkien writes: 'Ents are (as long as they can drink running water) almost tireless. They can go at c. 12 m.p.h. - averaging say 10 hours (even 24) at a stretch. Max[imum] speed of Treebeard was 20 m.p.h. when charging' (Marquette MSS 4/2/19)"
marissa commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Needing book recs! I'm in the mood for some dark romance and/or Monster specific Romance! please help community!!!
marissa commented on a post
Hi everyone! I'm working away at this quest, I don't think I'll make it to 100% complete but definitely at least 5. I've already read The hobbit & The Fellowship of the Ring, I'm currently listening to The Two Towers and I almost have The Return of the King from Libby so I'm wondering, whats a good 5th book? Maybe one that's maybe not too heavy to read. I was thinking of either The Silmarillion because of its popularity or The Fall of NĂșmenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth. Please let me know if you have any recommendations! Thank you! âșïž
marissa commented on a post
Andy Serkis is so incredible with the narrating, it honestly scares me whenever he talks as the orcs.
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Andy Serkis is so incredible with the narrating, it honestly scares me whenever he talks as the orcs.
marissa commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hey. Not sure if I've not found the feature or place to do it yet but wondered if there could be a place to ask for book recs? I have 2 books in a certain style and want to find more and none of the lists have that theme yet so wondered if there could be a way to make it so you can make lists community addable or have a book suggestions section?
marissa commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
or with a character/ship! i'm reading royal assassin, the second book in robin hobb's realm of the elderlings series, and the archer by taylor swift is such a fitz song to me
Post from the Lord of the Rings & Tolkien's Legendarium forum
Hi everyone! I'm working away at this quest, I don't think I'll make it to 100% complete but definitely at least 5. I've already read The hobbit & The Fellowship of the Ring, I'm currently listening to The Two Towers and I almost have The Return of the King from Libby so I'm wondering, whats a good 5th book? Maybe one that's maybe not too heavy to read. I was thinking of either The Silmarillion because of its popularity or The Fall of NĂșmenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth. Please let me know if you have any recommendations! Thank you! âșïž
Post from the The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) forum
marissa commented on a post
i can't believe gimli and legolas are just. Like That.
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marissa started reading...
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
J.R.R. Tolkien
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marissa commented on ChaosReader's update
marissa commented on marissa's review of How to Sell a Haunted House
Unfortunately, I just don't think Grady Hendrix is for me. I'm sure this will be wonderful for those that already enjoy his writing.
marissa wrote a review...
Unfortunately, I just don't think Grady Hendrix is for me. I'm sure this will be wonderful for those that already enjoy his writing.
marissa commented on MysteriousJellyfish's update
MysteriousJellyfish wants to read...
Sweets and Sycamores
Arianne Nicks