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I didn't get the expensive version shown here (had no idea they'd made one like that-- kinda funny), but I did get a hardcover version. Only learned about this book recently-- can't remember if it was from a friend's facebook note or from Shippey's excellent review in the Times Literary Supplement, but the latter certainly got me interested. I was a bit frustrated with the last posthumous Tolkien publication, Children of Hurin-- I think I'd already read the story too many times, and then having
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Very impressive. After having read a good portion of Christopher Tolkien's other "History of My Father's Work," this book felt like home. Tolkien's poetry was different than I expected, and though I understand that he was going for a particular form, I wish he had gotten into the story a bit more deeply. It was interesting to see him almost holding himself back. The appendices are fun, if a little unorganized.
In the end, I think I liked this because I study the Sigurd and Gudrun stories and bec ...more
In the end, I think I liked this because I study the Sigurd and Gudrun stories and bec ...more
Aug 14, 2009
Tugce Gizem
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Apr 13, 2010
Jessica (Books: A true story)
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Sep 29, 2011
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Feb 28, 2013
Lisa
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