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An Unexpected Adventure  by KathyG 1 Review(s)
LindeleaReviewed Chapter: 21 on 4/10/2025
How I used to love hot baths! I'd take a paperback with me and read until the water cooled. It was heavenly. "Mom time"; my spouse would take complete charge of the wee hobbits until I emerged, refreshed, an hour or so later. I can only imagine bathing in a thermal bath where the water never grows cool! (And is probably constantly renewed, so you're not bathing in someone else's leftover soapsuds...)

Nowadays, almost all my books are on my phone, and I don't bring my phone near a bathtub, so baths have gone by the wayside and showers have taken their place. A bath without a book... not the same at all.

“What did you blush for, Sam?” said Pippin. “You soon broke down. Anyone would have thought you had a guilty conscience. I hope it was nothing worse than a wicked plot to steal one of my blankets.”
This was in the book? I had forgotten! What a lovely snippet of dialogue!
It has been too long since I've read LOTR all the way through. I used to read it every January, stuck in bed with pneumonia or bronchitis, but thankfully, since the C-virus came on the scene and I started masking everywhere, that doesn't happen anymore. (crossing fingers)

The weapons lessons and music are interesting. I was also reminded once more of Dreamflower's story about Pippin and Menelcar; I think I need to go and revisit that story. The thought of Pippin being protective towards Jennifer like a brother is sweet. I hope Merry doesn't tease him.

In the film, I loved Sam's tribute to Gandalf (what a good job Sean Astin did!), and Legolas's grief was well portrayed, I thought. I'm glad you included what Legolas said.

Author Reply: Hey, I still take hot baths! I only use the shower for washing my hair. However, I don't take a book with me to my bathtub, myself.

Yep, that was in the book! =)

Glad to hear you're no longer getting sick with lung infection! But hey, that doesn't mean you can't read LOTR anymore, right?

I loved Sam's tribute to Gandalf, too!

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