[Feanaro]

The Silmarillion is a collection of myths that depict the history of the Elves and of Numenor throughout the course of Arda's history. If this sounds boring to you, then you will no doubt find the book to be boring. It is not written in the same style as Tolkien's other books, because it simply could not have been done during the man's lifetime. I find it is the "passive" style that turns most readers "off" to the Silmarillion, but it could not be done in any other way. The only thing that is "difficult" about the book is the vast amount of names mentioned throughout the stories contained therein. If you find the massive collection of names to be the difficult part, then show some common sense and turn to the index where every person/place/item is listed telling what it is and what page it is on before continuing with the story. I personally find the book to be a fairly easy read (once you get the names down) and the most interesting of Tolkien's works. It's not as if the book is written in Elizabethan English, for then (and only then) would I be able to understand how some feel it is too "hard".

[ August 21, 2002: Message edited by: Feanaro ]