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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Smith of Wootton Major was weird and boring.
Farmer Giles of Ham was cheesy but entertaining.
Farmer Giles of Ham was cheesy but entertaining.
Fun little stories, even farther on the "just for fun" scale than The Hobbit.
2/100 - 1949 - Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R Tolkien
This little story was a fun and quick read. It reminds me of old English stories but is filled with Tolkien’s humor. And I love this old copy I found. It’s in the same style of my dad’s old copies of The Hobbit and LOTR. I’m glad I bought a copy, for I think it’ll be a fun tale to read to my boys when they’re older.
This little story was a fun and quick read. It reminds me of old English stories but is filled with Tolkien’s humor. And I love this old copy I found. It’s in the same style of my dad’s old copies of The Hobbit and LOTR. I’m glad I bought a copy, for I think it’ll be a fun tale to read to my boys when they’re older.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Smith - 2.75
Farmer - 4.0
FYI, these books are available individually also.
Farmer - 4.0
FYI, these books are available individually also.
Note to self - read and own a different edition with only Smith in it.
A couple of shorter pieces of "fairy tale" fiction by J.R.R. Tolkien (quite unrelated to his Middle Earth legendarium) , which I read with my 4th grade kids (11 and 9 years old). I love Tolkien! "Farmer Giles of Ham" also has a fair bit of Latin in it, which is always nice!
I was inspired to take another look at these two short tales because of how they were described by John Hendrix in his book [b:The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien|208512484|The Mythmakers The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien|John Hendrix|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1709091493l/208512484._SX50_.jpg|214638198] . I remember not thinking much of them when I read them originally, and, while Hendrix swears Smith of Wooten Major is an allegory (while Tolkien swore he didn't write allegories) I still don't see much in either tale. Smith is the stronger of the two, and the more entertaining.
For Tolkien scholars, you can see a lot of his interests and scholarship in these tales, but they lack the inventiveness of his other works.
For Tolkien scholars, you can see a lot of his interests and scholarship in these tales, but they lack the inventiveness of his other works.
adventurous
fast-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
Good read, especially the second short story. Funny ending but it shows its age a bit