XPost: alt.books.cs-lewis, rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: spamgard@blueyonder.co.uk   
      
   [Left in the Lewis and Inklings newsgroups, as such film vs book   
   discussions will soon be very relevant, and the general book comments   
   applies to all the newsgroups]   
      
   Joseph  wrote:   
      
      
      
   > On a personal note, I have always enjoyed books more than television   
   > or movies (which I very rarely watch anyway) because a book is so   
   > much more personal and 'customizable'. The experience of reading a   
   > book is integrated via a person't own imagination which shouldn't   
   > make it suprising that two people can read the same book and come   
   > away with a different experience. I've always been interested when   
   > discussing a book to hear about someone else's different journey   
   > through the pages of the same book I journeyed through. This is   
   > really the first such conversation I've had where there is such an   
   > emphasis placed on convincing me that I've taken a wrong turn along   
   > the way. It's my read, my journey, and this is the trip I took   
   > through Tolkien's fascinating tale. I'm glad you enjoyed yours, but   
   > why do you begrudge me mine?   
      
   For the benefit of those who've killfiled you (*), I'm reposting this,   
   just to show that you can say some sensible things. Though I did take   
   care to snip the bits that might annoy some people... :-)   
      
   (*) Even when they've killfiled you, people can still see what you've   
   written if someone else replies to your post. Hence R. Dan Henry   
   responding to you throught the mediumship of Morgil (or should that be   
   mediumship of Morgul...)   
      
   Christopher   
      
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