Beren und Lúthien: Mit Illustrationen von Alan Lee by Hans-Ulrich Möhring, Alan Lee, J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Helmut W. Pesch

3.95 AVERAGE

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tofupenguin's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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jacobijones's review against another edition

4.0
informative reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
It’s Tolkien, what do you want from me

jhcopp's review against another edition

4.0
It's very cool to see many iterations of the same story presented together in this way, especially since it was written in both poetry and prose. Christopher structured the book pretty effectively to show the evolution of the story but also add detail to the narrative as the book progressed. To some extent, I wanted more of the history of the story alluded to throughout the book, but that's already present in HoME, and this book accomplishes what it set out to do successfully.
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bibliotequeish's review against another edition

2.0
Much like the The Children of Hurin, I could not get into this book.

I'm just looking for the magic of lord of the rings, or the Hobbit, and I know that's not fair. but I can't help it.

causchy's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional informative 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: Complicated

luthien13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

rebecca_harley's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I really enjoyed this book. It's a bit dense in parts but very interesting to see how the tale of Beren and Lúthien developed over time. In particular the excerpts from The Lay of Leithian were beautiful reads and I would definitely love to read it in full some day.
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iwisek's review against another edition

5.0
Třetí dílo Johna Ronalda Reuela Tolkiena, které jsem měla možnost si přečíst v rámci své výzvy S Tolkienem rokem 2025, mě velmi mile překvapilo svou variabilitou a propracovaností. Skvělou redaktorskou práci na knize odvedl Tolkienův syn. Ten sebral všechny texty spojené s příběhem Berena a Lúthien a vystavěl z nich tak čtivé a podmanivé dílo. Ruku v ruce v jedné knize a v jednom příběhu jdou próza s poezií. V předmluvě je vysvětleno, jak bylo s texty nakládáno a co bylo potřeba udělat, aby vzniklo jednotné komplexní dílo.
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little_flower's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

muransky_samuel's review against another edition

4.0
4,5/5