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penguininabluebox's review against another edition
4.0
Really interesting, though I only skimmed the Etymologies and list of names because I felt like they would be more interesting when actually looking for something specific rather than just reading it.
henryarmitage's review against another edition
2.0
As I've said about some of the earlier books in the History of Middle Earth series, you want this book if you are writing your Masters thesis on some obscure point of Tolkien's work, but probably most people wouldn't want to read this for entertainment.
The material about Numenor and the somewhat related Lost Road story held my interest, but I can't bring myself to wade through yet another retelling with minor variations of the First Age stuff that makes up the final 2/3 of this book.
I did not finish this.
The material about Numenor and the somewhat related Lost Road story held my interest, but I can't bring myself to wade through yet another retelling with minor variations of the First Age stuff that makes up the final 2/3 of this book.
I did not finish this.
pennwing's review
challenging
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
octoberdad's review
4.0
Read "The Lost Road" section for a a course at The Mythgard Institute. It was good, but I'm always a little put off by Christopher Tolkien's commentary and notes. Christopher gets a little hard to follow when he starts talking about variations in different manuscripts. Definitely will take some additional reading.
I look forward to reading other sections, in particular the Etymologies, but will likely need to put them off until I have more Time.
I look forward to reading other sections, in particular the Etymologies, but will likely need to put them off until I have more Time.
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