What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Excellent overview of the life of tolkien. Tolkien's works were models that the harry potter and game of thrones books followed.
Cons
Shows strong modern biases about tolkien's personal life and work. Includes inaccurate information, even mis-reporting events from the hobbit. It seems that the author has not read the hobbit.
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Quality
I first read the hobbit in 1968 quickly followed by the lord of the rings and finally the silmarillion with the latter being th... Read More
I am glad the author made his story readable.
Price
Tolkein is a favorite author of mine, but i knew little about him.
Packaging/appearance
It took tolkien seventeen years to complete the lord of the rings, while lewis spent seven years on the seven-part narnia.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 79.5% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 137 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 18 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Both my children are great fans of tolkien but it was too much for me to sit through reading these mammoth volumes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This slim volume gives a very brief overview of the life of jrr tolkien author of the hobbit and the lord of the rings
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Thank you for this short book
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I am one of the few who have not read his books
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It may be that those of us not in that group may be interested in that lifestyle
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In actuality his thinking is not unlike many today
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I think the biggest shock and most insightful thing in this book was the fact that tolkien worked so long and pushed the worst of his books imho the silmarillion so hard all of his life
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Mainly because he was in it had friends die and became ill himself
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