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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
The tale of Beren and Luthien is amazing, but the second half of the book is strictly about how the tale evolved over time to fit into the great First Age stories told in the Silmarillion. I wouldn’t recommend this, or Fall of Gondolin, to anyone unless they were interested in Tolkien’s revisions to his works, or reading excerpts from his unpublished narrative poems.
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I did not realize this wouldn’t be a direct linear telling of the story of Beren and Luthien but rather a display of how their story evolved on paper. It was very interesting to read the bits of commentary by Christopher tracing the story’s history as his father wrote and re-wrote it, and in getting to experience the story’s history in this manner.
As such it’s a bit unlike the other more standard tales of Midde Earth, but no less intriguing.
As such it’s a bit unlike the other more standard tales of Midde Earth, but no less intriguing.
