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Luke
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I’m thinking that reading this so soon after The Silmarillion may have been a mistake, because there are a few chapters that are struggling to hold my attention. But on the other hand, if I waited a while to read it, all of the names and places would be way more confusing. Regardless, I think I’m moving on from Tolkien (for now) after this. Still a great story but my headspace has shifted unfortunately.
— Mar 21, 2026 01:45AM
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Luke
is on page 141 of 320
So far it’s cool to see this story expanded upon the version found in The Silmarillion because there’s more depth to the characters, but I’m not sure yet if it really feels necessary. It’s too bad Tolkien never finished the novel-length version of Beren and Luthien, because that story is incredible. This one is great too, but it’s so much more depressing than anything else that Tolkien wrote.
— Mar 19, 2026 02:39AM
Luke
is on page 52 of 320
So this is an expanded version of one of the longest and best stories found in The Silmarillion, so I already know everything that’s going to happen, but I’m excited to get more depth to the characters. Aside from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, this is the only other fully completed novel in Tolkien’s Legendarium, so it definitely seems like a must-read to me.
— Mar 16, 2026 06:38PM
