This was a hard read even the second time through it. I think this may require a third time through and as I love to learn about my favourite world I'm willing. I'll admit the first part of the book reminds me of the bible's 'begats' but later as you hear more familiar names you begin to appreciate ...
Tolkien is the myth maker. With the tone of an ancient scribe, he relates the pre-history of Middle Earth to the forging of the Ring. Almost Old Testament heavy, Tolkien’s sense of history for his world is filled with epoch-making familial lines. Weathered genealogical branches twist among themse...
Unless Tolkien imprinted deeply on your psyche as a child (as he did me), I'm not sure you'd enjoy this, and even then, you'd have to be the sort of person who enjoys the appendices in Return of the King. But if you need a middle-earth fix, written in a staid narrative voice, then I'd recommend it....
Pack a lunch or twelve to get through this one. The scores of names/begets, theology of a fall from grace, and cataclysmic events that wipe out entire populations remind of the biblical Book of Genesis. And the impressive glossary, index, family trees, and other appendices give The Silmarillion a t...
I wanted to read it after the trilogy. I had to.It was not like reading the trilogy. It was a clumsy, galumphing dirigible of an epilogue. Something every Lord of the Rings fan wants to have read it but not one fan wants to read.To be read--but only after you "lived" Middle Earth.
I hated this book, for awhile. An unnecessary prequel (remember The Phantom Menace folks?) and creation myth to the most wonderful books in fantasy. Then I got sucked into the whole Saga atmosphere and I devoured the last half.There are still some problems: endless tedious lists of names and mean...
It's not really a review, more of an extra long recap (way spoiler heavy) links to each post are here.Heavy Spoilers below.Look. Here's the deal with The Silmarillion. If you're not a huge Tolkien nerd, you're probably going to throw your hands up in disgust, swearing and tearing your hair out afte...
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