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The Children Of Hurin / The Silmarillion / Unfinished Tales (2009)

by J.R.R. Tolkien(Favorite Author)

4.23 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0007309376 (ISBN13: 9780007309375)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

HarperCollins

review 1: A fleshed-out version of the events that happen in a few chapters of The Silmarillion. Since it covers an unrelentingly bad time in Middle-Earth (no happy ending) it may not be for everyone. Tolkien descends from the loftier point of view of The Silmarillion into a more intimate mode of storytelling. The Eldar and Edain don't come off too well (with exceptions like the loyal Beleg) but it all makes sense within the framework of the various curses and dooms that hang over everyone. Recommended for those who want to be Tolkien "completists" but maybe don't want to read every volume of story fragments and unfinished works.
review 2: The only reason I gave this two stars is that it was Waaaayyy too complicated on Audio.......my husband and I listened to this for a ... moregood 1/2 hour before we made the decision to move onto something else on our roadtrip. Even though I have read many Tolkien books, just the introduction alone of characters and background was very difficult to follow. Maybe another time. Interestingly enough, Goodreads says that the Audio CD format is not available, but it is sitting in front on me as I write this; published by Harper Collins AudioBooks! less

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