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cerandor's review
4.0
Combining some of Tolkien’s most readable ephemera (the LotR epilogue and The Notion Club Papers) with some of his least approachable (an Adunaic grammar, anyone?), this is an uneven read but very much worth it in the high points. Kudos to The late Christopher Tolkien for putting all of this together and giving readers a look at how Tolkien created his world and stories, version by version.
littlenyssa's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting to see the evolution of the text from Tolkein’s first versions, especially of the Epilogue which he cut out almost entirely.
Also interesting for the Notions Club discussion: a fictional writers’ group (like the Inklings) discussing one writer’s text and its relatedness to HG Wells’ The First Men in the Moon. This obviously refers to Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet. I read the Wells book just recently and it’s fascinating to read Tolkein’s take on the 2 books.
Also interesting for the Notions Club discussion: a fictional writers’ group (like the Inklings) discussing one writer’s text and its relatedness to HG Wells’ The First Men in the Moon. This obviously refers to Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet. I read the Wells book just recently and it’s fascinating to read Tolkein’s take on the 2 books.
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