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davem · 10-16-2002, 08:04 AM

Like Lindil, I can't go along with reading HOME cover to cover. I really think that would be too much for most people. Can I expand this - Do you think you have to read the 12 books in the published order? I read vols 6-9 & 12 first as they deal with the composition of LotR, then read lost Tales & the Lays, then Lost Road in vol 5, Notion Club papers in vol 9, & then the last 150 pps of vol 10, with the Athrabeth, etc, & the rest, 4, 5, 10 & 11 in order. Has anyone else read them in the 'wrong' order or am I unique?

10-16-2002, 08:04 AM	#31
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Like Lindil, I can't go along with reading HOME cover to cover. I really think that would be too much for most people. Can I expand this - Do you think you have to read the 12 books in the published order? I read vols 6-9 & 12 first as they deal with the composition of LotR, then read lost Tales & the Lays, then Lost Road in vol 5, Notion Club papers in vol 9, & then the last 150 pps of vol 10, with the Athrabeth, etc, & the rest, 4, 5, 10 & 11 in order. Has anyone else read them in the 'wrong' order or am I unique? __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."