4.62k reviews for:

The Silmarillion

J.R.R. Tolkien

4.01 AVERAGE

icpictures's review against another edition

4.0

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What a journey! It's taken me 30+ years to read this thing, I've started and given up numerous times. I'd built it up as a marathon and set myself to fail...until now. For some reason this time I waded in, kept my feet wet and before you knew it I couldn't stop reading. This thing is incredible, the level of detail, the beauty of the prose, the sheer depth is unbelievable. So why not 5 stars? Well it's still a monster of a book to grapple with. I doubt anyone could read this and absorb everything the first time so I'm leaving that final star for some future re-read, for now, I'll return to the rest of Tolkien's writing in a whole new light...the road goes ever on.

salixtheseawitch's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lsleite's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jamiejamesallen's review against another edition

1.0

challenging slow-paced

burdie's review against another edition

3.0

challenging informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

astridhawk's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

kp_741's review against another edition

2.0

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Well, have you ever read the Bible? A slog, right? Well this is that. Really only gets good once they talk of the Fall of Numenor. A little bit of a let down, I don’t know how to be honest. Should have let this remain a mystery.

sixtocapa's review against another edition

2.0

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Nada que ver, largo pesado y aburrido. Es como leer la biblia.

aphvlions's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

robertj5's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes