BlurryBigfoot74 t1_jeamkqc wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:02 PM

I tried reading Tolkien while in the hospital. It's written in a style I thought was cold and disengaging. I found myself wanting to skip the singing stanzas.

While I love the plots of Tolkien's books, I could never enjoy the delivery.

The only time besides Forrest Gump when I liked the movie better than the book.

Olorin_Ever-Young t1_jedct5a wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:47 AM

.... Wait what? How am I only finding out today that Forest Gump was based on a book? That's wild!

BlurryBigfoot74 t1_jeelzel wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:34 PM

It's nothing close to the movie. They present Gump as a proper fool in the books. In the movie he was very likeable.

Do not read the book lol.