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Tolkien Treasures by Catherine McIlwaine

drearyletters's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

5.0

haltarratay's review against another edition

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5.0

A very nice, concise introduction to Tolkien for those who need it, this was a very fun read. The art shown throughout is phenomenal, and I really enjoyed looking through at each and every piece.

melvalan's review against another edition

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4.0

It's a very nice complimentary book for the Tolkien exhibit in Oxford during 2018. I would say that this books is a nice read for those that unfortunately couldn't make it to the exhibit. There is of course the other Tolkien treasures and exhibition book for those that really want an in depth look at the exhibit and sadly couldn't be there.

But I found this book to be a really nice, light, starter for the exhibit or just otherwise a brief overview of what was in the exhibit. Over all it's a nice book to have and look through.

monoistar's review against another edition

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informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

5.0

traveling_in_books's review

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inspiring relaxing fast-paced

5.0

bookichor's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

epaulettes's review

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3.0

Very nice, concise coffee table book showing off Tolkien's body of artistic work (doodles, watercolors, & illustrations for his life and legendarium). The biographical elements were really disappointing, just bare bones information to break each section into different eras of his life and works, but that's what I get for buying the shorter (read: cheaper and less heavy to carry out of the bookstore) version of a different book. The thing that bothered me the most was that the book just trails off at the end with a bunch of the final LotR maps. The best parts were the full page illustrations and explanations of details that I would have missed without McIlwaine's notes.
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