J.R.R. Tolkien tale, completed by son
POSTED BY: FutureMrsFIllion
UPDATED: Friday, April 20, 2007 13:12
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Oh my!! I must be a Tolkien nut, because I like all his books. Granted, The Hobbit is different from LOTR trilogy, as The Silmarillion is different from the others. I've read the latter a handful of times, while reading Hobbit and LOTR around a dozen times over.
This is a must for my library. 
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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I am a Tolkien nut too!
---- plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose
Bestower of Titles, Designer of Tshirts, Maker of Mottos, Keeper of the Pyre, Owner of a too big Turnippy smelling coat with MR scratched in the neck (thanks FollowMal!)
I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"
FORSAKEN original
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I am making a special trip to B. Dalton booksellers for this book tomorrow (I have a 37 percent off coupon)! I am a HUGE tolkien nut (7th USA edition LOTR, 9th USA edition LOTR, The Red Book LOTR, unauthorized ACE edition of LOTR, 25th anniversary Hobbit, 7th USA edition Hobbit, 1st (!) edition Silmarillion, Book of Lost Tales I, Book of Lost Tales II, Lays of Beleriand, Unfinished Tales, Hobbit Movie Picture Book, Smith of Wooten Major & Farmer Giles of Ham, Tolkien Illustrated Encyclopedia, The Tolkien Reader, Tolkien (biography)....yes, I have a wee problem). Since the story of Hurin has already been published in a shortened form (and edited by Christopher) I'm hoping that it will be a good book.
I use to get upset about C.T. "taking over" his father's work and building his own popularity on it until I read Tolkien's biography. It seems that J.R.R. asked his son to finish his works so that people could read and enjoy them. That's right, Christopher has his father's blessing in putting together and cleaning up the numerous pages of storyline left behind after his death. I hope that this makes some of you feel better about it (I know it did with me).
May I recommend Lays of Beleriand? Especially the Lay of Beren and Luthien (my personal favorite of all of Tolkien's works, and the one I would most like to see on the big screen).
Sorry if I carried on a bit there....
You're never too old to have a happy childhood!
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I will be getting it, but I'm going to wait for paperback.
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