Challenge for LOTR fans

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> 
> Warning:  it starts off kinda slowly--as do the hobbits themselves 
> (they really take their sweet time while the world is on the verge 
of 
> ending, but there are reasons for that).
> 
> Amy Z

I have to say that the first few chapters of LOTR are my favourite.  
I love the buildup to Bilbo leaving, Frodo taking on his "Quest", and 
most of all, how safe and comforting most of the Shire feels and how 
this begins to erode when the Black Riders start sniffing around.  
The atmosphere in these chapters is fantastic, as it combines what is 
safe and familiar, with a more ominous, darker presence.

Catherine, who is in a rambling mood tonight.