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As this isn't the first time I've read these poems, I already knew I was going to like them. The added elements in this edition are the commentaries on every poem by the editors, which usually include earlier variants of the core poems, together with a very brief outline by Tolkien of a never realised, stand-alone Tom Bombadil story. Well worth the relatively modest cover price, but I'd have happily paid more for better paper, a larger format and colour illustrations.
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This is basically a collection of poems. They're all similar in style to the Bombadil section of The Fellowship of the Ring and the first few are actually about Tom Bombadil. But, after those are done there are a number of other poems about various topics, some of which are clearly set in Middle-Earth. There's a few about "The Man in the Moon", but there's also ones about hobbits as well.
I've always liked the Tom Bombadil section of Fellowship and Tolkien's other poems, so with a few exceptions ...more
I've always liked the Tom Bombadil section of Fellowship and Tolkien's other poems, so with a few exceptions ...more
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