reading

I am determined to go all the way through the Silmarillion this time. And so I have decided to start this thread as a sort of "random thoughts - and also a million questions - of a first time Silm reader." There will probably be more questions than thoughts though....maybe...we'll see.... I...

Hello fellow Tolkien enthusiast. I made my way through The Silmarillion somewhat recently, and was able to find guidance on how to incorporate material from THoMe, The Unfinished Tales, and the Children of Hurin to make an expanded experience. It probably sounds like madness, but it worked for...

It tends to help me to continue to read. Both relaxing and engaging. For some reason i tend to get too tired by reading without Smooth Jazz. But whats your view on it? Though i have started to use BitChute website for it. Due to YouTube war on adblock. But an example of Smooth Jazz i listen to

Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day by purchasing the newly released book Middle-earth Lore: Tolkien's Legends Revealed. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV9D26V3

The books were good. But the movies were better overall. Just on the part where Faramir and Eowyn are at Minas Tirith while the army is heading to the Gate of Mordor.

I'm curious about peoples experiences when reading The History of Middle Earth, what surprises you as you go through. I have to confess I'm very much a newbie to the histories, and can't rightly say I've read any of the volumes. The most I can say for myself is that I've been reading passages...

https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/tolkiens-modern-reading "Tolkien’s Modern Reading addresses the claim that Tolkien “read very little modern fiction, and took no serious notice of it.” This claim, made by one of his first biographers, has led to the widely accepted view that Tolkien...

Which could have been quite recently of course. For instance, there may have been something you didn't like about the tale. I didn't know much about the story when I first read it but I do remember being disappointed by the breaking of the fellowship. Once you've finished the book it becomes...