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Oct 24, 2024
10:13:35am

QBarrister All-American

And are the stories poignant and powerful on their own? Or is the real value

just in the context and backstory of LOTR and Hobbit?

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QBarrister

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For the Tolkien nerds: I recently just finished reading the Silmarillion for the first time. Here's my experience.

durandal Rampant AI

9:33am

RE: For the Tolkien nerds: I recently just finished reading the Silmarillion for the first time. Here's my experience.

spugeddy24

9:36am

RE: For the Tolkien nerds: I recently just finished reading the Silmarillion for the first time. Here's my experience.

durandal

9:39am

Sounds like work

Beggar

9:41am

Yeah, it definitely is. I wouldn't recommend to a casual fan.

durandal

9:44am

I tried reading it once. It was way too much work. When it starts feeling like

Pepe

9:42am

I got tired just reading that. Books that make me work to follow are too much work.

Baron

9:43am

How does it make you see the LOTR and Hobbit differently? Can you give more

QBarrister

9:50am

It just gives a lot more depth. When the Fellowship encounters the balrog, you understand what a big deal that actually

durandal

9:57am

And are the stories poignant and powerful on their own? Or is the real value

QBarrister

10:13am

For sure, they are great on their own. Turin's story is like a greek tragedy. Beren and Luthien story is an epic

durandal

10:17am

THanks. I've got to do it. I just like Tolkein too much not to.

QBarrister

10:36am

It’s almost as if Tolkien used Middle Earth as a backdrop for different styles of story telling. The Hobbit is a kids

Bert609

1:03pm

I've thought a lot about this. Very different genres for his works. He said that he could never remember a time when he

durandal

1:21pm

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