Reviews

The Nature of Middle-earth: Late Writings on the Lands, Inhabitants, and Metaphysics of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien

stewart_monckton's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.25

I think you will need to be a Tolkien 'completest' to really enjoy this book.  It's fascinating to think that JRRT actually worried about things like the exact nature of the length of a year in his works - but its another thing to read about it!

Some interesting little sections - but that least satisfying Middle-Earth book I have read.

SM

saansilkiin's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This is a textbook more than anything else. Informative for the physical (and biological) nature of Tolkiens world. 

averamo's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

arthurbdd's review against another edition

2.0

This is essentially a continuation of The History of Middle-Earth, continuing the same approach, presenting yet more dregs of Tolkien's unpublished notes. Absolutely inessential and for only the most hardcore completists for whom even The History of Middle-Earth was not enough - and if you're that sort of reader, you don't care about reviews anyway. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2021/09/05/mini-review-the-dregs-of-middle-earth/

writerstears's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

mit_olyk's review against another edition

Very scholarly book. I might come back to it one day, but I'm not looking for this type of book at the moment. 

mithrandir57's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

Informative book about the workings of Middle Earth

mjbellecourt's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

shimons's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0