Meditations on Middle Earth: New Writing on the Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien by Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, Raymond E. Feist, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, George R. R. Martin, and more
by John Howe
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Read in January, 2008
I was hoping this book would be writings set in the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien by famous SFF writers. I would love to see what further adventures George R.R. Martin's could dream up for Aragorn (AKA Jenny's babysitter), Legolas and Gimli!
But, alas, this was not that book. This book was dry, dry, dry uber-academic essays. Here's a sample sentence from Ursula K. LeGuin's piece "Rhythmic Pattern in the Lord of the Rings: "In poetry, the normal ration is about 50 percent: that is...more
But, alas, this was not that book. This book was dry, dry, dry uber-academic essays. Here's a sample sentence from Ursula K. LeGuin's piece "Rhythmic Pattern in the Lord of the Rings: "In poetry, the normal ration is about 50 percent: that is...more
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Tolkien fans
This is a great book of essays on Tolkien and his work by people who are both authors and fans, and therefore both understand and appreciate the work and can delineate why. While there is a little repetition of "I first read Tolkien when I was N years old and it changed my life", since it's true, it doesn't detract too much from the essays.
The essays, for me at least, made me want to go back and read the books again, and made me appreciate just how new and exciting Tolkien's works ...more
The essays, for me at least, made me want to go back and read the books again, and made me appreciate just how new and exciting Tolkien's works ...more
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Read in September, 2008
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anyone with a deep love of Tolkien's work
Reading these essays was the most satisfying reading experience that I have had in quite some time. I have long had a deep connection to Tolkien's work and these essays provided a clearer understanding of that connection. I knew that there are thousands of Tolkien freaks like me out there and it has been most gratifying to hear from them.
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