What books have you read, by J.R.R. Tolkien?

[Elizabeth]

What books have you read?
I've read:
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Children of Húrin
The Silmarillion

Related:
The Return of the Shadow (The History of The Lord of the Rings v.1)
The War of the Ring (The History of The Lord of the Rings v.3)
The War of the Jewels (The Later Silmarillion v.2)
Unfinished Tales
Tales from the Perilous Realm which includes Roverandom
Farmer Giles of Ham
Smith of Wootton Major
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book
Leaf by Niggle

His Academic Works:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
On Fairy-Stories
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Beowulf

Biographies:
J.R.R. Tolkien: a Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth

I'm currently reading:
The Book of Lost Tales, Part One
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

[Jaye]

the hobbit and i love it :)

[Elizabeth]

You totally need to read the Lord of the Rings then.

[Moon]

Let's see... The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight/Pearl/Sir Orfeo, The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun, The Children of Hurin, and Unfinished Tales.

I have the first five books of the History of Middle-earth series and The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien still awaiting on the shelf to be read.

[Elizabeth]

Cool!

[Lórien]

I have read Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and I'm going through The Silmarillion. I've bought all of his books and plan on reading them all (I've skimmed here and there.) I would have finished them all had I more time! :)

[Moon]

I recently bought the next four books in the History of Middle-earth series, the ones detailing the History of the Lord of the Rings. I'm looking forward to getting the last three books in the series.

I listened to the audiobook of The Children of Hurin, read by Christopher Lee. He did an awesome job. I want to hear him read books more often!

[Kevis]

Great thread, Elizabeth. I don't think I've ever stopped to consider how many of Tolkien's books (or related works) I've read. Let me try to list a few of them.

The Silmarillion
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King
The Children of Hurin

Related:
Tolkien Bestiary
The History of Middle Earth series:
The Book of Lost Tales 1
The Book of Lost Tales 2
The Lays of Beleriand
The Shaping of Middle-earth
The Lost Road and Other Writings
The Return of the Shadow (The History of The Lord of the Rings v.1)
The Treason of Isengard (The History of The Lord of the Rings v.2)
The War of the Ring (The History of The Lord of the Rings v.3)
Sauron Defeated (includes The History of The Lord of the Rings v.4)
Morgoth's Ring (The Later Silmarillion v.1)
The War of the Jewels (The Later Silmarillion v.2)
The Peoples of Middle-earth
Unfinished Tales

His Academic Works:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
On Fairy-Stories
Pearl
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Beowulf


Biographies:
J.R.R. Tolkien: a Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter
Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond

I know I've left out a few. Just too many to remember. But of the lot, I'm particularly fond of the Caedmon 1974 12" LP audio recording 'Of Beren and Luthien' read by Christopher Tolkien which I own. I never checked, but I'm sure it's got to be worth something considering its probably damn near impossible to find.

[Elizabeth]

Thanks Kevis. Lol! I think you've read ever book there is by or about J.R.R Tolkien.

[Kevis]

Elizabeth wrote: "Thanks Kevis. Lol! I think you've read ever book there is by or about J.R.R Tolkien."

Considering I know I left a few books off of my list, I think I've read everything too! Thanks for the great thread, Elizabeth. I think I'll be visiting this group a lot more in the future. :)

[[deleted user]]

So far I've only read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. However, I've been rereading those over the last couple of months (it's been a while since the last time I read them) and I have several other Tolkien books that I plan to read in the near future (The Silmarillion, Roverandom, The Book of Lost Tales Part 1, and The Tolkien Reader).

[Kevis]

Donegal wrote: "So far I've only read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. However, I've been rereading those over the last couple of months (it's been a while since the last time I read th..."

You're going to be in for a treat with The Silmarillion. You just have to get used to its epic style if you haven't read any of the old sagas yet.

[Elizabeth]

I agree, I'm really enjoying it right now.

[Connor]

I've read:
The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Smith of Wootton Major & Farmer Giles of Ham, and I almost forgot The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again, and I believe that's about it.

[Jim]

The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Smith of Wooten Major and Farmer Giles of Ham
Roverandom
Silmarillion
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Tree and Leaf
Leaf by Niggle

[Connor]

Are the Histories of Middle Earth worth reading?

[Elizabeth]

I read the first one which is the early MS of LOTR. It was really interesting to see how the characters evolved to what they are now. I enjoyed reading it.

[Connor]

Thanks for the feedback. That's pretty helpful. I really look forward to reading them, but the Old English he uses as well as the elvish makes it hard to understand. I'm hoping that that doesn't tempt me to quit reading them. I'm reading The Lord of the Rings for the 4th time right now and plan to read The Silmarillion right after that. I'll read Unfinished Tales, Then The Histories of Middle Earth. That's my current plan. If I'm up for it, I'll read The Children of Húrin again after the histories.

Thank you again for the info. :-D

[Fwenx]

I've read:

The Hobbit
Lord of the Rings
Children of Húrin
Unfinished tales
Tales from the perilous realm
Silmarillion
Book of Lost tales 1
Tolkien: The Monsters and the critics.

It's a shame though, when I'm done reading all the books of History of Middle-earth, I'm bound to read all the rest again for the complimentary insights I will get... Neverending, this. :D

[Jay]

Fwenx wrote: "It's a shame though, when I'm done reading all the books of History of Middle-earth, I'm bound to read all the rest again for the complimentary insights I will get... Neverending, this. :D"

I'm not sure how that works out to be a shame. }:-) I mean, I'm going to read them again anyway. Aren't you?

[Fwenx]

yeah, that's where the smiley came in. It's not that much a shame to read everything again, it's just that there is so much else I also have to read :| *gets his new-bought book out and starts reading frantically*

[Jay]

Ha! I had to take a break from reading Tolkien so I could actually relate to what my wife and son were reading. Lately I've been reading a lot of urban fantasy (Dresden, Mercy Thompson, & Toby Daye).

[Fwenx]

I just bought Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie... and I want to read Wise Man's Fear soon (or rather at the same time) and meanwhile I'd like to get a bit further in Book of Lost Tales 2... somewhere inbetween?

[Jay]

Yeah... Good luck with all that! }:-)

[Torie]

I've only read 'The Hobbit' so far!! I MUSSSST READ THE LORD OF THE RINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Elizabeth]

Totally, you have to.

[Connor]

YOU MUSSSSSSSST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's the point of living if you don't read LOTR?

[Torie]

Hahahaha! That reminds me of my dad saying that when he finished reading the LOTR trilogy, he thought "now what do I do with my life?" LOL XD

[Barbara]

The Hobbit, several times (since age 14 - I'm now 54)
The Lord of the Rings trilogy, several times
some essays/lectures, short stories, poems ("On Fairy-stories," "Mythopoeia," "Tree and Leaf," and some others so long ago I've forgotten which they were).

I'm only now getting around to reading The Silmarillion and after that will be Children of Hurin. I also hope to read the entire Histories of Middle-Earth, but I don't have copies of them yet.

[Sidhe]

I agree with Connor. You must read LotR! Otherwise how will you ever lead a full, healthy life?!

As far as things written by Tolkien and/or his son, Christopher, this is the list of works I've read:

The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King
The Silmarillion
The Children of Hurin
The Book of Lost Tales (1&2)
The Lays of Beleriand
The Lost Road and Other Writings
The Peoples of Middle-earth
Unfinished Tales
The Return of the Shadow (The History of The Lord of the Rings)
The Treason of Isengard (The History of The Lord of the Rings)
The War of the Ring (The History of The Lord of the Rings)
Sauron Defeated (includes The History of The Lord of the Rings)

[Connor]

Torie wrote: "Hahahaha! That reminds me of my dad saying that when he finished reading the LOTR trilogy, he thought "now what do I do with my life?" LOL XD"

Haha! That's what I thought too! but I learned there are other good books out there.

[Keri]

The Hobbit (a few times)
Lord of the Rings (many times)
The Silmarillion (many times, my favorite)
Unfinished Tales
All 12 of the HOME books which are:
Book of Lost Tales 1&2
The Lays of Beleriand
Shaping of Middle-earth
The Lost Road
Return of the Shadow
Treason of Isengard
War of the Ring
Sauron Defeated
Morgoth's Ring
The War of the Jewels
The Peoples of Middle-earth

Letters of JRR Tolkien
The Children of Hurin
A Tolkien Miscellany (Sir Gawain, Smith of Wootton Major, Farmer Giles, Tree and Leaf, Adventures of Tom Bombadil)
A Tolkien Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
I have Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun but haven't read it yet.

[Brooke]

I read The Hobbit, Lord Of The Rings, and The Two Towers. I really love each of the books and I plan on reading many of the books from many of your list.

What a gifted write JRR Tolkien was.

[Molly]

The lotr trilogy, hobbit, silmarillion and i have children of hurin but haven't gotten around to reading it yet :)

and The Biography of J. R. R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle-Earth
by Daniel Grotta

[Connor]

Is the Biography good?

The Children of Hurin is AMAZING!!!!!!

[Molly]

Connor wrote: "Is the Biography good?..."

Yes some of his biographies I've actually stopped reading but this one I thoroughly enjoyed and I thought captures Tolkiens spirit and life wonderfully without being too biased :-) I SUGGEST THIS ONE! :D

[Molly]

Oh and I started Roverandom but *looks down in shame* stopped :'(

[Connor]

Me too.

Thanks for the recommendation. :)

[[deleted user]]

Amen.

[Pallavi Gambhire]

Has anyone here read "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun"?
I'd love to hear opinions.

[Connor]

I bought it recently, but I haven't read it yet.

[Sidhe]

Pallavi wrote: "Has anyone here read "The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun"?
I'd love to hear opinions."

I actually need to buy it. (Yes, I know... I fail as a Ringer. LOL!) I will probably do so soon.

[Diogo]

I've read it! Its not so easy to reed as the standard Tolkien prose because it is in verse and in medieval language. In spite of it all I enjoyed it very much.

[Rebekah]

The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, and I am halfway through The Silmarillion. All of them are amazing!! Any recommendations to read after The Silmarillion?

[Marta]

Rebekah wrote: "The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, and I am halfway through The Silmarillion. All of them are amazing!! Any recommendations to read after The Silmarillion?"

I suggest The Children of Hurin,it is as amazing as all the books that you have already read. :D You may also find The Unfinished Tales interesting.

[Rebekah]

Great, thanks! I will definitely keep that one near the top of my reading list, fortunately I already have a copy of it. :)

[Tristan]

I've read:

The Children of Hurin
the Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Silmarillion
The Father Christmas Letters
A Tolkien Miscellany (Sir Gawain, Smith of Wootton Major, Farmer Giles, Tree and Leaf, Adventures of Tom Bombadil)

I am currently reading the Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, and a related work Characters of Tolkien.

[Idhron]

The Hobbit
The Children of Hurin
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
Father Christmas Letters
Farmer Giles (I think)

Also own the Histories of Middle-Earth

[Becca]

I've read:
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
The Hobbit
The Silmarillion
The Unfinished Tales
The Children of Hurin
Tales from the Perilous Realm (bought the other, nicer version today with Roverandom and On Fairy Stories in)
Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
JRR Tolkien: A Biography

But I also own (but need to seriously get around to reading:
A Complete Guide to Middle Earth
The Road to Middle Earth
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
The Book of Lost Tales: Part 1
The Book of Lost Tales: Part 2
The Lays of Beleriand
The Shapping of Middle Earth
The Lost Road and Other Writings
The Return of the Shadow
The Treason of Isengard

Currently reading The Letters of JRR Tolkien then I can start to get through the list :)

[Connor]

That's exciting. I wish I read that much, let alone own that much. :P