Lizzie in Ma Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 http://bookriot.com/2012/01/06/in-defence-of-skipping/ "The Great Elvish Songbook", lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 My name is NorthwestMom and I skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 My name is NorthwestMom and I skip. I read the article thinking it would be along the lines of "prancercising." But it's not. I skip too. My husband refuses to skip. He read every word of Moby Dick, and still complains about it. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I skip too. I skipped the poems/songs in LOTR - except for a few. I also skipped portions of Moby Dick - especially the portions about whale phrenology and all the other "sciency" stuff therein. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I admit I have a hard time completely skipping - but I have been known to "skim". :) Elvish songs being a good example. Also the lengthy pages enumerating the types of fish in different oceans in 20,000 Leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 "[Tolkein] has an unfortunate habit of underscoring certain scenes with a bout of hobbit karaoke. The songs neither advance the plot nor deepen the characters. These are no Greek choruses, more the literary equivalent of extended drum solos or the Ringo songs on Beatles albums." :lol: ​I also loved the part about skipping the sections of Walden Pond that were basically "directions for building 19th century flat pack furniture" lol. Thanks for linking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I am a skipper. I am also a "go to the end and find out what happens, then read the whole book"-er Whatever makes it fun for me. If its not for enjoyment, and I don't have a school project, then what is the point of doing it any other way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 This is exactly how I am, too. I don't feel bad about it either! I am a skipper. I am also a "go to the end and find out what happens, then read the whole book"-er Whatever makes it fun for me. If its not for enjoyment, and I don't have a school project, then what is the point of doing it any other way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alef Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm fine with skipping, but I don't skip Tolkien 's poems and songs. I have lovely memories of my dad singing them when he read The Hobbit and LotR to us. I sing them when I read to my kids too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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