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Loading... The Tolkien Readerby J. R. R. Tolkien
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This is probably a bit too obscure to casual Tolkien fans, but some of the pieces in this anthology are terrific. "Leaf by Niggle" and "Farmer Giles of Ham" were enough to make it worth my while, and there are a couple of interesting verses in it as well. Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories" provides insight into his storytelling methods. (  ) rohwyn | Jun 16, 2009 |  A wonderful introduction to the writing of Tolkien. Leaf by Niggle is one of my favorite short stories of all time. (  ) Bibliophile42 | Oct 16, 2008 | I'm a Tolkien fan, so I really liked this book. I'm not sure I'd say I absolutely love every poem in here, and I certainly haven't read all the book, but the ones I do like, I really do. ( ) eyja | Apr 17, 2008 | This is a collection of other stories by Tolkien, only one of which is related to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Decent, but not great. ( ) Karlstar | Mar 12, 2008 | Non-LotR Tolkien is undeservedly obscure. This is a very interesting experience, particularly for _Farmer Giles of Ham_ and its illustrations -- or rather, vice-versa. Pauline Baynes outdid even herself here; as Tolkien put it, the text is practically reduced to a commentary on the pictures... ( ) ex_ottoyuhr | May 1, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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