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   Regarding difficulty and dryness: Tolkien thought a really good fantasy book should read like history, and that means giving attention to lineages, who migrated where, names and so on. A good bit of detail then is given here as the elves, once they are created, migrated into various parts of the world. Dwarves come next, and humans last.

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   I got this largely from reading/browsing The Atlas of Middle Earth, and reading a few online summaries. Once I knew the basic outline of the history of the early First Age, I read the Children of Hurin, then The Simarillion. RIght now I'm 3/4th of my way through The Silmarillion, and looking forward to diving into The History of Middle Earth ...

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   Sep 16, 2017 · Two EW writers discuss why you shouldn't overlook Tolkien's strangest and most challenging book. In 1977, four years after author J.R.R. Tolkien's death, his son Christopher completed and ...

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   Sep 15, 1977 · J.R.R. Tolkien turns the world-building knob all the way up to 11 in The Silmarillion, which is a masterclass in high fantasy. This book is Biblical is scope and also Biblical in its writing style. It's not for the casual reader, but it is a goldmine for the Tolkien enthusiast. This particular edition of The Silmarillion is gorgeous. It is ...

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5. abookowlscorner.com › 2020/07/27 › book-review-theBook Review: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien – A Book Owl ...

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   Jul 27, 2020 · For me to truly get immersed, I need a certain amount of character-drivenness. The Silmarillion had next to none. This also relates to another thing that annoyed me – the portrayal of evil in this book. Since we never got to see characters’ internal struggles, evil came across as absolutely black and white.

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   There are a huge numbers of characters in The Silmarillion. The main Valar are Manwë, Ulmo, Aüle, Varda, and Yavanna. The main Elves are Fëanor, Thingol, Finrod, Lúthien, and Eärendil (half-elven). The main Men are Beren, Tuor, and Turin. The main antagonists are Melkor / Morgoth, Sauron, and Ungoliant.

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   Is the Silmarillion a good book?

   • It's been compared to a textbook, and for good reason: Tolkien was notoriously meticulous about his use of language and geography, and as a result, parts of The Silmarillion can read a bit like an ancient history book, albeit one with glowing trees and werewolves and giant spiders. I zoned out before I even got to the good stuff.

   Why you should read J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion

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   Should I read The Silmarilion?

   • It's a great read, especially for expansion of knowledge of Middle Earth, LOTR lore, etc. but it can be dry, as characterized by quite a few people already. Don't forget to read "The Children of Hurín" though; it's a more typical Tolkien read than The Silmarilion.

   Is The Silmarillion actually a good book or is it one of those things

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   What is The Silmarillion reader's guide?

   • Since then, over a thousand people have downloaded this free resource! The Silmarillion Reader's Guide is a chapter-by-chapter reference, meant to serve as a faithful companion along your journey. For each chapter, you’ll find a bulleted list of key events to help you keep track of new characters and locations, major plot developments, and more.

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   Who wrote The Silmarillion?

   • The Silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic works by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay.

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   Should I read The Silmarillion or the children of Hurn?

   • Don't forget to read "The Children of Hurín" though; it's a more typical Tolkien read than The Silmarilion. The Silmarillion was a great read after you read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and find yourself still wanting more. It fills in a lot of backstory you aren't aware of from the novels.

   Is The Silmarillion actually a good book or is it one of those things

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   Is the Silmarillion Tolkien's best?

   • Anyway, I found these random references hilarious. They didn’t seem to fit into the picture I had of Middle-earth at all, and I couldn’t help but snort whenever I came across one of them. So yeah, on the whole, I’d say that The Silmarillion definitely isn’t Tolkien’s best.

   Book Review: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

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   Feb 17, 2022 · The guide also includes links to my twenty-part Silmarillion podcast series that accompanied our 2020 book club. In this series, I covered a few chapters each week in short, 10-20 minute episodes. At eighty-six pages long, this free guide has a lot to offer without overwhelming first and second-time readers of The Silmarillion. Most chapters ...