Review

Smith of Wootton Major by J.R.R. Tolkien

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Smith of Wootton Major is a raw story that might have been a long and beautiful book. As it is, there are many things hinted at that I'd have liked to know more about, but unfortunately I'll remain disappointed. The story does carry a magic beauty, though.
As for Leaf by Niggles, I can't decide what to think of it. It's odd. Yet it carries a deep truth that we should heed in today's success-oriented society, about the worth and wisdom of those things that seem to serve no immediate purpose. In my current situation as a mother of two highly intelligent and creative boys, it opened my heart for the value of that which is important to them - which is not school-stuff. They need to be acknowledged in what they care about - as we all do. And I hope I'll be better able to do that after reading this little story.



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