Highly recommend! I thought to myself 'Is it me, or this book is just a big meme?' Tolkien is known for his qualities as a linguist, university professor, a big fan of mythology, and, of course, his fantasy works, but he wrote great tales for children. He didn't take children for idiots.
The Silm is more of a mythological document. It doesn't read as a novel as it's heavy in information (it was edited by Christopher Tolkien, his son. You can find various drafts and versions in the History of Middle Earth books, with more details, which is less condensed). I spent more time studying the family tree of Finwë and his descendants (Elrond's family side from his father--actually, he's related to Gil-galad, Celebrimbor and Galadriel (she's his mother-in-law, but also a distant cousin I-don't-know-how-many-times-removed)) than reading the actual Silmarillion. Tolkien Gateway is a nice website to find information. I prefer it over One Wiki To Rule Them All because no ads!! I hate ads.
Nope, I've never! I should give it a try one day. I know you can find Tolkien audiobooks narrated by Sir Christopher Lee himself (he was the OG Tolkien fan).
I did watch, however, Soviet LotR and Bakshi's LotR. Cursed stuff. I can respect Bakshi's LotR for trying to capture the essence of the trilogy and adapt it in movies. Still, watching it is an experience in itself.
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Date: 2022-09-23 09:33 pm (UTC)From:The Silm is more of a mythological document. It doesn't read as a novel as it's heavy in information (it was edited by Christopher Tolkien, his son. You can find various drafts and versions in the History of Middle Earth books, with more details, which is less condensed). I spent more time studying the family tree of Finwë and his descendants (Elrond's family side from his father--actually, he's related to Gil-galad, Celebrimbor and Galadriel (she's his mother-in-law, but also a distant cousin I-don't-know-how-many-times-removed)) than reading the actual Silmarillion. Tolkien Gateway is a nice website to find information. I prefer it over One Wiki To Rule Them All because no ads!! I hate ads.
Nope, I've never! I should give it a try one day. I know you can find Tolkien audiobooks narrated by Sir Christopher Lee himself (he was the OG Tolkien fan).
I did watch, however, Soviet LotR and Bakshi's LotR. Cursed stuff. I can respect Bakshi's LotR for trying to capture the essence of the trilogy and adapt it in movies. Still, watching it is an experience in itself.