Idle musings

MY COMMENTS ON "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" TRILOGY     One of my earlier blogs is on "The Fellowship of the Ring". If you click on the hyperlink http://fewidlethoughts.blogspot.in/2004/01/a-beautiful-book-fellowship-of-ring.html you will find my comments on it. I said there that I could not wait to read the remaining parts. I was mistaken : I have waited long to read the remaining two parts ! However, today, I fully agree with the Urdu poet who said that the fruit of waiting is sweet ("Intezaar ka phal meetha hota hai" !).     My wife presented me "The Two Towers" for our wedding anniversary. Our workplace was closed from Christmas to New Year. This gave me ample time to finish "The Two Towers", the second part of the trilogy. Having read it and having time during the week, I went and bought "The Return of the King" as well ! I have just finished reading that book today as well and having come to its end, I feel as if a spell ha