Tag Archives: The Hobbit

Panning Pan

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“If you were asked to rewrite/modernize a classic novel, which one would you want to adapt?” There’s a very good question. I have tried hard to read or listen to classics. I read a great deal all of my life … Continue reading →

Posted in audiobooks, authors, Books, characters, childhood, Children's books, classics, Clean Writing, decisions, editing, Family, fantasy, Friendship, imagination, inspiration, memories, movies, novels, plots, reading, subplots, Tonette Joyce, villains, writers | Tagged C S Lewis, Disney, Harry Potter J K Rowling, J M Barrie, J R R Tolkien, Jerome K Jerome, LOTR, Mary Poppins, Narnia, Peter Pan, rewriting classics, The Hobbit, Updating classics | 8 Comments

Giving Books Second Chances…or More

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

I’ve posted before about how I could not ‘get into’ the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, nor the Narnia books and how now, I adore those series. I think there are others that I might need to go back to and … Continue reading →

Posted in America, author's life, Books, characters, experiences, Family, free week, Life, movies, novels, publishing, reading, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, writing | Tagged AA meetings, Lord of the Rings, mental illness, Narnia books, Norman Mailer, PTSD, The Hobbit, The Naked and the Dead, veterans, World War II, WWII Novels | 7 Comments

A Rare Review

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

In Free Weeks during recent months I have posted about how much I have gotten out of well-read audiobooks. Well-performed audiobooks have added greatly to my pleasure and cultural knowledge, for I might never have taken the time to read through … Continue reading →

Posted in audiobooks, authors, Books, characters, Faith-centered stories, fantasy, favorites, imagination, inspiration, Miscellaneous, performances, reading, Tonette Joyce | Tagged Alex Jennings, C.S. Lewis, Derek Jacobi, Earnest Hemingway, Jeremy Northam, Kenneth Branagh, Lord of the Rings, Lynn Redgrave, Michael York, Narnia books, Patrick Stewart, The Hobbit, The Magician's Nephew | 6 Comments

Double Vision

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

No, not crossed eyes…two people’s visions! This week’s topic of what we read with our loved ones really strikes a chord with me. I was read to quite a bit when I was little, so my mother and aunt chose … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, book review, Books, childhood, Family, favorite books, inspiration, Random thoughts, reading preferences, romance, Tonette Joyce, writing | Tagged Agatha Christie, Artemis Fowl, Beowolf, Betsy the Vampire Queen, book series, Harry Potter, Hercule Poirot, Lilies of the Field, Little Pear, Nancy Drew, Newberry Award Winners, Norman Mailer, Nurse Cherry Ames, Romance Novels, Stephanie Plum, The Chronicles of Egg, The Hobbit, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Naked and the Dead, The Necklace, the Puzzle Lady, The Westing Game, Thomas the Ship's Cat, Walk Two Moons | 7 Comments

The Egg and I

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are talking about movies we have seen because we read the books on which they were based, Next time, we’ll discuss reading books after having seen its movie. I am not only an avid reader, I love … Continue reading →