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 Post subject: I've never read the simarillon..
PostPosted: December 22nd, 2005, 4:45 pm 
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I've never read the simarillon, is it really good ? if it is i'll make sure to read it! :-D

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Yes, yes, yes YOU SHOULD read it, precious. =D

I mean, it makes you understand the things better.

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Well, you will understand more- if you can understand the book. I had to read it a couple times before I actually figured out what was going on. It's a much harder read the the Lord of the Rings. But yes, it's a great book and you should definitly read it.

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but is it exciting? i mean or is it just like a history book?

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To be honest, I wouldn't call it an exciting book. It does read more like a history book.

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Yeah, it's full of infos and such ... But I think it's cool. (and i'm weird ... kinda)

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I haven't read it either :(

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I simply love it... the language is so beautiful, the stories are so beautiful, the characters are so beautiful... *sob*

It is difficult to read, especially if you're not used to the archaic language. But once you get into it, I found it very much like the old tales and poems that Tolkien loved so much. Just don't read it as a novel. That's the #1 no-no for reading the Silmarillion. Think of it as a collection of seperate stories. But they're all connected, characters, places, situations, they all compliment each other to create what would have been (if he had lived to finish it) Tolkien's greatest work. :)

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Aiya:)! I'm with everyone else:) It is a wonderful book to read. You really get a glimpse into Middle-Earth history, it helps you understand the relationships Elves, Dwarves, and Men had with each other. You actually feel as if you are there witnessing the events that took place there, thanks to Tolkein's writing style:). Well, that's it!
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Exactly. Sil is a wonderful and exciting book and every Tolkien fan should read it.


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Sil. is fantastic, and you should definately read it!!! Yes, all of the names and such can get confusing, so you kind of have to read it slow, but its soooo great!! And the stories in it are so good- my favorite is the Beren/Luthien part. (But it's a really hard choice... there are sooo many great stories in it!!)

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Elf Girl wrote:
Yeah, it's full of infos and such ... But I think it's cool. (and i'm weird ... kinda)


Youre not weird! :bounce:

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If your into mythologies, history, antiquity, and more Tolkien-deffinately. I love the book, and read it more times than the LotR. ^^;

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Angrod Alcarin wrote:
Elf Girl wrote:
Yeah, it's full of infos and such ... But I think it's cool. (and i'm weird ... kinda)


Youre not weird! :bounce:


I´m not? :(

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PostPosted: January 4th, 2006, 8:18 pm 
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The SIL! :-D Yes. Hehe. Anyway, I read it for the first time just this summer...really enjoyed it, actually. Don't think it's a lot like LotR--the language is a bit richer, the details are more covered. It's heavier, certainly. But if you enjoyed the first Appendix of RotK, I think you'll enjoy The Sil even more. What's even cooler for me now is re-reading LotR and finding the little parts that say something about Varda, or Valinor, and such. It may take you a while to get through the whole thing, but don't let yourself get too discouraged. It is one of the most genius things I have ever read.

My highlight is definitely the tale of Beren and Luthien. ^^

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all i can simply say to those who haven't read it. Read it! It's a great book and you'll enjoy it!


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