Month: March 2017

Guest Post At Pages Unbound

Posted 31 March 2017 in Uncategorized /2 Comments

Since March 19, Pages Unbound has been hosting two weeks of posts about Tolkien in celebration of Tolkien Reading Day. Today features my review of Tolkien in Translation edited by Thomas Honegger. Here is the first paragraph:

Tolkien in TranslationOnce upon a time, I wanted to write a paper about translating Tolkien for an undergraduate course. Numerous challenges accompany the task of translating literature. Tolkien crafted his stories on a foundation of language. His careful use of the English language and his creation of Middle-earth’s own languages further complicates the process of translating his works. As he wrote of The Lord of the Rings, “Hardly a word in its 600,000 or more has been unconsidered” (The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, 160). Though my paper never materialized, the beginning of my research led me to Tolkien in Translation¸ a volume of works that “reflects on some of these challenges and how different translators overcame them” (back description). This book is the fourth volume in the Cormarë series from Walking Tree Publishers. The series currently consists of 35 books collecting scholarly papers and studies about Tolkien and his writing.

Head on over to Pages Unbound to read the rest of my review. Be sure to check out some of the other great posts from the Tolkien Reading Event as well.

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Cybils Nominees – Historical Fiction

30 March 2017 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Cybils Nominees – Historical Fiction

From October to December of last year, I read just over 50 middle-grade fiction books in my role as a round one judge for the Cybils. To share some of the Cybils nominees I’ve read, I’ve decided to create a […]

Tolkien Reading Day 2017

25 March 2017 / events / 2 Comments
Tolkien Reading Day 2017

March 25 is Tolkien Reading Day. Organized by the Tolkien Society, the day was chosen to coincide with the defeat of Sauron. The day was established “to encourage fans to celebrate and promote the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien […]

Review: Minds of Winter by Ed O’Loughlin

19 March 2017 / review / 2 Comments
Review: Minds of Winter by Ed O’Loughlin

Author: Ed O’Loughlin Title: Minds of Winter Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley Published: 7 March 2017 Publisher: Quercus Length: 496 pages Genre: Historical fiction Why I Read: Browsing NetGalley, cover + topic caught my attention Rating: ★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | Wordery   I received a copy from […]

Two Fiction Reads to Borrow from the Library

12 March 2017 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
Two Fiction Reads to Borrow from the Library

Neverhome by Laird Hunt She calls herself Ash, but that’s not her real name. She is a farmer’s faithful wife, but she has left her husband to don the uniform of a Union soldier in the Civil War. NEVERHOME tells […]