Tag Archives: J. R. R. Tolkien

A Total review of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien: including the book, the audiobook, the audio drama, the animated TV program and the new movies

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Thomas Evans

In celebration of the release of the new Hobbit movie by Peter Jackson, and after having been asked to review the BBC audio drama of it by AudioGO, I thought it was a good time to do another 360° review (the last one being the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy). To see it, go to http://www.sophyanempire.wordpress.com Continue reading →

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A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Fire and Ice Book Five, George R.R. Martin (Bantam Books, 2011). FULL REVIEW

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Thomas Evans

When I posted my Page 419 pre-review review of A Dance with Dragons I had really had hoped that the remaining 600 pages of the book would redeem this volume. Sadly, it did not. Things do happen in this book, but it not enough to justify 1100 pages. At this stage, I would highly recommend that one waits for the series to be complete before picking up any additional volumes. For full review go to: https://sophyanempire.wordpress.com

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A Dance with Dragons: Page 419 and no end in sight

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Thomas Evans

This is an atypical post for me, because it is not truly a review of the book. At page 419 — a veritable number of pages that would have seen me to the end of most books, I am now actually only just over 1/3rd of the way through this novel. It would be totally unfair to review a book that is not completed, however, I found myself in desperate need to express an opinion: GET ON WITH IT!!!!

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Seriation: Helping to Create a Meaningful Lexicon

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Thomas Evans

As part of the anniversary of the blog, this week I’m creating a meaningful Lexicon for Book Series… go to http://www.sopnyanempire.worpress.com to see what I’m on about.

Next week, more reviews, I promise. Continue reading →

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