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Aganzir · 02-06-2008, 02:41 PM

I have made it to volume four by now, and it will probably still take me some years before I've read them all, but anyway, here we go.

I didn't enjoy the Books of Lost Tales that much either, for the same reasons you skip spence mentioned. There were many things that made me think "Oh that I'm happy he didn't leave them like this"...
But on the other hand, there are some good things as well that didn't make it to the Silmarillion - the Cottage of Lost Play for example, which was rather lovely.

My absolute favourite thus far has been vol. III: Lays of Beleriand. It's just so... different to read familiar stories in verse form. But, apart from good poems that give more insight to some minor details, a disliker of poetry doesn't miss much if he doesn't read it.

02-06-2008, 02:41 PM	#8
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	I have made it to volume four by now, and it will probably still take me some years before I've read them all, but anyway, here we go. I didn't enjoy the Books of Lost Tales that much either, for the same reasons you skip spence mentioned. There were many things that made me think "Oh that I'm happy he didn't leave them like this"... But on the other hand, there are some good things as well that didn't make it to the Silmarillion - the Cottage of Lost Play for example, which was rather lovely. My absolute favourite thus far has been vol. III: Lays of Beleriand. It's just so... different to read familiar stories in verse form. But, apart from good poems that give more insight to some minor details, a disliker of poetry doesn't miss much if he doesn't read it. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.