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Oct 24, 2024
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QBarrister
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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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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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