Reviews

The Great Tales of Middle-earth: Children of Húrin / Beren and Lúthien / The Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

thedementeddodo's review against another edition

5.0

Classics beyond compare.

katekat's review

4.0

J.R.R. Tolkien is an author who truly creates a world the reader can escape into. I love how detailed and complete his world is. These are books I have read and re-read many times and they continue to hold my interest and to offer me new details each time I dive into them.

captainbookamir's review

5.0

Christopher Tolkien has done an excellent job of compiling the Beren and Luthien material into a cohesive tale. Organised more according to chronology of the tale, rather than in the order that the separate bits were written, there is a definite sense of travelling through the lives and deeds of Beren and Luthien (and its consequences), whilst still getting a good idea of how the tale evolved from one form to another. To be sure, to my mind, the tale of Beren and Luthien is one of the best and certainly one of my favourite tales from the legendarium, which doesn't hurt in the least. Alan Lee's illustrations are as stunning as they get, with many pencil drawings interspersed as well as several full-coloured plates.