J.R.R. Tolkien

Advantages: Short, easy to read
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...This is one of those classics books that everyone should read. J R R Tolkien’s story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures to reclaim the dragon’s treasure with the help of the dwarves is a marvellous tale. Tolkien doesn’t bore the readers by hanging on one subject for too long. This ensures a fast paces book. But even without writing long winded descriptions Tolkien can still conjure up emotions inside you. If you’ve read the book you’ll remember the sorrow you felt for the Golem. Stories about mythical beings are not just for children, as this book proves. I think I will read Tolkien’s next classic next "The Lord Of The Rings"... Read review

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Advantages: well what can i say
Disadvantages: none

...J.R.R.Tolkien....what more can I say.I leave praise and worship onto this imaginative man.His classics are so under read that it makes me annoyed when people like J.K.Rowling come in and write something that is not really any better.Dont get me wrong i think the book is great(books)but if you read the Tolkien series you can see if you study it that although from the outside it looks like a very imaginative and thrilling fantasy but if you read it more than once which I know is hard but you can if you like it enough you will see that it has a lot of depth and hidden meanings.... Read review

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Advantages: Enables you to start to see the grand design of LOTR
Disadvantages: May take a few tries before you get going

...Be prepared for a few cold starts unless you have the brain of a poet and/or historian. The Silmarillion shows the creation of Middle Earth and is akin to reading a Middle Earth bible. The way it enfolds the genesis of Tolkiens Middle Earth and its inhabitents is quite unlike his other works. After reading the beginning three times I started to get my head around the his writing style , I think we have a pre-concieved idea of Tolkiens writing style from his later books on Middle Earth and this is something else, its Tolkien the historian creating a new world and to me was a very spiritual, poetic and dreamy read. If you are into Lord of the rings in a big way then this is really worth trying and re-reading until it all sinks in... Read review

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