Yesterday, I read two articles about J.R.R. Tolkien that contextualized his work in ways I hadn’t considered before. Both articles gave me a sudden sense of clarity on the topic, so I thought I would note my response to each […]
Editor: Humphrey Carpenter Title: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien Date read: 30 December to 3 January Published: 2000 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Length: 502 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Fan of Tolkien’sRating: 5 stars Buy: IndieBound | Chapters […]
A Series of Unfortunate Events Date read: June to October Published: 1999 to 2006 Genre: Children’s literature Why I picked it up: Longtime fan of the series Rating: 4 stars My Thoughts: I reread this series over the course of […]
Author: J.R.R. TolkienTitle: The Return of the King Published: October 1955 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 378 pages (not including appendices; greatly varies, this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading […]
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Published: 1954 Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Interest in Tolkien’s work, never made it through the whole book/trilogy Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: Leaving Bag End and […]