Regular readers of this blog know that reading aloud is a big thing in the Renaud Empire.
We have gone through many children’s books over the past couple years, including “The Hobbit” twice.
For quite some time I have harbored a secret desire to read aloud the Lord of the Rings. In my head, I figured it would still be a few years before I could try.
Occasionally the girls have asked me about the story, either because they have seen me reading the books, or something else prompted them. I knew they were curious. Jadzia especially likes to ask questions, and I always refused to answer her. “You’ll just have to wait until you/we read the story someday.”
Finally I couldn’t take it anymore. I just had to read it. I figured I would start with the first chapter and see how it went. After all, the first chapter is close in tone to The Hobbit, and the girls loved The Hobbit.
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The hardest parts have been the travel scenes where there is no action. Jadzia can't quite grasp all the environmental description. But when action or good dialogue comes, she is very interested. I think I had the hardest time keeping her concentration until we reached )
I should have suspected before your confession. You were really good reading Gandalf’s part, so good that I wished I had recorded it. But when and where did you rehearse it?
I read it quietly sitting on the bed Friday after I got home from work.
Great site Josh your gift of writing opens the family for me and I take great delight in your kids progress they are divine and a credit to you and Yoli…. it is good to know that my much cared for and extended Lawrence family have done so well in a far off land. Thank you so much 🙂
And I have to admit, once when we read the last book, I secretly looked in the back, hoping to find out the end, but all I saw was the index!!