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The Lord of the Rings
He's really loving The Lord of the Rings so far; I've been reading it to him every night, and often during the day, too!
In fact, he was riveted by the scene in which Gandalf helped Bilbo pass on the Ring to Frodo. I don't know if he'll have the patience to stick through the later parts of the book, but so far we're up to the point where Frodo and his friends have left Bag End. He made me bring the book in the car so I could read it to him this morning, which is a sure sign that he's entranced. And during the "then you shall see Gandalf the Grey uncloaked" exchange, he told me that he really liked the book. I think what tickled him was that I gave Bilbo's voice a strong tinge of Gollum when Bilbo called the Ring his "Precious".
The voices have been interesting to do. Gandalf's voice is coming out deeper than I want it to. Although I loathe loathe loathe the movies and believe that Peter Jackson should be staked out on an anthill for Crimes Against Literature, Ian McKellen's voice was an excellent model for Gandalf. I'm falling short in that regard, but not to the point that I'm ruining things.
Frodo's voice is much like Bilbo's, but more earnest; not as comic and hapless (or not at all, actually). Merry is a little...there's a bit of upper-class Brit in him (he is the more mature and thoughtful of the hobbits, overall). Pippin is rather silly and impetuous. Sam is lower-class and earnest.
All in all, I'm having a lot of fun. I'm still not at all sure how far we'll get before it becomes too hard for him; who knows, maybe we'll finish all three books!
In fact, he was riveted by the scene in which Gandalf helped Bilbo pass on the Ring to Frodo. I don't know if he'll have the patience to stick through the later parts of the book, but so far we're up to the point where Frodo and his friends have left Bag End. He made me bring the book in the car so I could read it to him this morning, which is a sure sign that he's entranced. And during the "then you shall see Gandalf the Grey uncloaked" exchange, he told me that he really liked the book. I think what tickled him was that I gave Bilbo's voice a strong tinge of Gollum when Bilbo called the Ring his "Precious".
The voices have been interesting to do. Gandalf's voice is coming out deeper than I want it to. Although I loathe loathe loathe the movies and believe that Peter Jackson should be staked out on an anthill for Crimes Against Literature, Ian McKellen's voice was an excellent model for Gandalf. I'm falling short in that regard, but not to the point that I'm ruining things.
Frodo's voice is much like Bilbo's, but more earnest; not as comic and hapless (or not at all, actually). Merry is a little...there's a bit of upper-class Brit in him (he is the more mature and thoughtful of the hobbits, overall). Pippin is rather silly and impetuous. Sam is lower-class and earnest.
All in all, I'm having a lot of fun. I'm still not at all sure how far we'll get before it becomes too hard for him; who knows, maybe we'll finish all three books!