“How was The Hobbit?” my wife asks.“It was actually OK,” the youngest one says.
“Are you kidding?” I say. “It was awesome.”
“Seriously?” says the oldest one.
“It was great!” I say. “Rocks fighting each other, people all flying on eagles everywhere.”
“Should I go see it?” the middle one asks, narrowing his eyes sceptically.
“You should go tomorrow,” I say. “The only problem I had is that people speaking Elvish makes me drowsy. I slept through this whole, like, elf board meeting in the middle, but then, when I woke up, there were…”
“Hang on,” the middle one says. “Are you recommending a film that you fell asleep in?”
“I fall asleep in most films,” I say. “It’s not necessarily a criticism.”
“How can they make three whole films out of such a short book?” the oldest one says.
“It’s not that short,” I say.
“How would you know?” my wife says. “You’ve never read The Hobbit.”
I turn to look at her. “You’re goddam right I haven’t,” I say.