Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-Earth by John Garth

Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-Earth

John Garth

398 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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Acclaimed as "the best book about J.R.R. Tolkien" (A. N. Wilson), this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings."To be caught in yout...

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informative 85%
reflective 55%
emotional 45%
dark 25%
sad 25%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 10%
challenging 10%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%
tense 5%

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medium 36%

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