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The Tolkien Reader

J.R.R. Tolkien,

Peter S. Beagle (Introduction)

Start date: October 1, 2014

Finish date: December 31, 2014

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Nov 12, 2008 J. Aleksandr Wootton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: best-of, childhood

Essential extras for Tolkien enthusiasts. The best bits are the essay "On Fairy Stories" and its companion tale, "Leaf By Niggle", but it also contains the tongue-in-cheek Farmer Giles of Ham and a number of compelling verses straight out of Middle-Earth. ...more

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Jan 31, 2011 Jesse Booth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2015

I was pleasantly surprised by this collection of some of Tolkien's short works. Having been a Tolkien fan for many many years, I finally got around to reading this book at the recommendation of a friend and fellow writer.

My favorites out of the collection are On Fairy-Stories, Leaf by Niggle, and Sir Giles of Ham.

On Fairy-Stories is a priceless essay. As an author, I was blown away with the concept of all of the ideas being a big cauldron of soup, with new ideas being added, as well as older ide ...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Linda Horn rated it really liked it

fun!

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Aug 23, 2007 Gwyndyllyn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mythology

This book contains Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories" which is very simply the best thing written about mythology EVER. It is truly amazing and better than any other theory I have come across. ...more

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