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Summary: A book you can't put away
Review: Thank you Christopher for editing tihs book so we can read it. This amazing book about good vs evil, elves vs Morgoth.
It has everything, if you have reed LoR then you should read this book to.
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Summary: Exceptional piece of literature
Review: This book is quite different from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. It is not a single story told in a linear fashion as is Lord of the Rings, rather, it is a collection of stories and legends from a much older past, when powers much greater were at work. From the very beginning of history up to the Great War of the Ring, each story adds detail to Tolkien's world until you are simply in awe of the magnitude, complexity, and yet continuity of his creation. This book (as hard as it may seem) can only increase your enjoyment of reading Lord of the Rings again. Since the next time you read: "But if you take it (One Ring) freely, I will say that your choice is right; and though all the mighty elf-friends of old, Hador, and Hurin, and Turin, and Beren himself were assembled together, your (Frodo's) seat should be among them."
You will better understand the honor that Elrond was bestowing upon Frodo. A must read for those whose curiosity was pricked for the understanding of such names. An excellent book.
A warning: I felt the beginning was kind of dry, it seemed like either Tolkien or his son (Christopher, editor) wanted to make the beginning sound like the King James Bible with the extensive use of thy's and thou's.
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Summary: Worth reading through to the end.
Review: This is an incredible book for those who just can't stop with TLOTR. The most difficult part is sticking through the first seventy-five pages, as there are literally hundreds of names that surface that are all very similar. If one can stick through this part, it is definitely worth it. Not only are the stories every bit as rich as TLOTR, but also Tolkien writes his first and incredibly beautiful tragedy. Stick through the beginning, it is definitely worth reading
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Summary: "The Silmarillion": A Must Read for All Fantasy Lovers
Review: "The Silmarillion" takes the reader into a realm that can only be reached by the flight of the imagination.
It is told so brilliantly that the reader can see everything in their mind's eye. As the story unfolds they can journey through early life of this world as one of the Ainur and continue on as one of the First Children of Eru, the elves, and on into the beginning of the end as a man.
It is a story of undying love and of terrible hate. A story of glorious victory and of miserable defeat.
I hope anyone who reads this book thrills in the reading as much as I did
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Summary: A work of beauty and grace
Review: The Silmarillion provides much of the history that is necessary to fully enjoy the Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's mythology, which began as an attempt to provide a setting for the teenage philologist's created languages, is breathtaking in scope. A first time reader might miss much of the power of the work in a struggle with the large number of names, but persistence will pay off. I have re-read "The Silmarillion" more than five times and it continues to reward me. For any who might be intimidated by such a book, fear not! I have read parts of the tale (particularly the story of Beren and Luthien) to my four year old child and he enjoys it immensely. A six year old of my acquaintance sobbed at the end of the story. It is a timeless classic on the order of Homer's epic
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Summary: waste of time
Review: This is supposed too be one of his greatest works but it is probably the lowest point he has ever reached.
If you have read anything in the bible you now it isn't even Tolkien who made the charakters, he has just changed the names.
Sorry to say but this should have been much, much better
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Summary: The Perfect Cure for any Insomniac
Review: I'm a big fan of Tolkien, but I hate to say that this book bored me to tears. After reading
just the first 30 or so pages I fond myself drifting off to sleep. When I woke up, I found that I had slept 2 hours! I'm not kidding! This REALLY HAPPENED! Sorry, Tolkien, but I just didn't love this one.
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Summary: A MUST-READ for Tolkien fans (The single GREATEST book)
Review: If you're reading this review, then you've probably been referred by a Tolkien fan or are a Tolkien fan. If you can get past the first 60 pages of this book (Tolkien throws hundreds of names of people and places and it's hard to keep track), you will find this book to be incredibly rich, powerful, moving, tragic, majestic, and noble. Fans of The Lord of the Rings will love this book. It provides the background for so many of the tales and stories in TLOTR
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Summary: The story of Tolkien's world from the beginning
Review: A fantastic book with an incredible depth...
At certain chapters I almost cried. If you read "The Lord of the Rings" and loved it you can't miss this one.
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Summary: Fantastic, deep, detailed, a classic...
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy The Silmarillion
is a classic in every sense of the word. The
depth and detail of this book is incredible.
Tolkien chronologizes the whole history of Middle Earth,
while making up whole cultures to go with it. These include languages, legends, heroes, and family trees.
The book spans a period of perhaps 40,000 years, explaining
everything that happens in Middle Earth that is in any way relevant to the story. The Silmarillion and Tolkien's other
books represent a life's work, full of devotion and innovation, making them one of the most popular fantasy of all time.
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