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Apr 25, 2011
I've never read any of the History of the Lord of the Rings. I've always wanted to, but would rather reread the Lord of the Rings! But I decided to read The War of the Ring.
While I found it interesting, and in parts extremely interesting, I did not find it mesmerizing. While it is noteworthy to see J.R.R. Tolkien's genius at work, and I especially enjoyed his letters to his son ("A new character has come on the scene (I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though More...
While I found it interesting, and in parts extremely interesting, I did not find it mesmerizing. While it is noteworthy to see J.R.R. Tolkien's genius at work, and I especially enjoyed his letters to his son ("A new character has come on the scene (I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though More...
Dec 15, 2011
Maybe the best volume of the History of Middle-earth so far. Lots more background on how some of the original parts of The Two Towers and The Return of the King were first written, which is in some cases very differently than what made it into the final versions. Volume nine (which is volume 4 of the History of Lord of the Rings) is on it way.
I wrote about the experience of reading all 12 of these volumes here: http://soundscryer.com/2011/06/13/christ... (part 1) and here: http://soundscryer.com/2011/12/02/christ... More...
I wrote about the experience of reading all 12 of these volumes here: http://soundscryer.com/2011/06/13/christ... (part 1) and here: http://soundscryer.com/2011/12/02/christ... More...
Feb 06, 2011
Return of the King was never my favorite Tolkien book. Reading about the making of it wasn't very interesting.
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