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The Silmarillion is prequel addition to the Middle Earth universe, which goes through the history It is a collection of works and does not read like a regular story, but it does give the reader an insight to the history behind The Lord of the Rings.
The book is divided into five parts that go through different aspects of history from the Lord of the Rings universe: Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth, and Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age.
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The book is divided into five parts that go through different aspects of history from the Lord of the Rings universe: Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth, and Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age.
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I enjoyed the book, but it is quite dense and pieced together from a lot of different fragments (it doesn't really flow). If you are enchanted by the world of The Lord of the Rings and can't get enough, however, it's a good extra taste.
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so dry. so very very dry....
Apr 19, 2007
Sarah
marked it as to-read
Jun 25, 2007
Rachael
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Erin
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2013
Milad Ghezellu
marked it as to-read
Jun 13, 2014
Jennifer
marked it as definitely-want-to-read
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