Because this blog is associated with all the "Inklings," and not just C. S. Lewis, I thought we should start talking about some of these "other" fellows. [Of course, I do not mean "just" C. S. Lewis, as in "merely" C. S. Lewis - as if he would not be worth talking about! ;) ]
Many, if not most, of us have read J. R. R. Tolkien's well-known writings: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy or The Hobbit (or both). Yet Tolkien wrote many other works as well . . . most being of a somewhat longer (and possible more difficult to read) nature. These include books such as: The Silmarillion, The Book(s) of Lost Tales, Unfinished Tales, etc.
So, I was wondering . . . How many of you have survived some of these other, more obscure texts? If you have made it through them, what did you think of them, and how did they compare to your perception of LOTR Trilogy and The Hobbit?
Personally, I have not yet made it through more than three chapters of The Silmarillion in my numerous attempts to trudge through that book. I have vowed that one day I will make it- and that, my friends, is one of my life's goals . . .
Many, if not most, of us have read J. R. R. Tolkien's well-known writings: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy or The Hobbit (or both). Yet Tolkien wrote many other works as well . . . most being of a somewhat longer (and possible more difficult to read) nature. These include books such as: The Silmarillion, The Book(s) of Lost Tales, Unfinished Tales, etc.
So, I was wondering . . . How many of you have survived some of these other, more obscure texts? If you have made it through them, what did you think of them, and how did they compare to your perception of LOTR Trilogy and The Hobbit?
Personally, I have not yet made it through more than three chapters of The Silmarillion in my numerous attempts to trudge through that book. I have vowed that one day I will make it- and that, my friends, is one of my life's goals . . .
posted by Christensen at 12:03 PM
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For our presentations I read a biography about Tolkien. He spent a large amount of his life working on The Silmarillion and never quite completed it to his satisfaction. I have read The Hobbit and LOTR, but I have sort of shied away from The Silmarillion because it is supposed to be a difficult read. After reading this biography, it has given me a renewed interest to try and understand this work that Tolkien loved and spent so much of his life on.
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