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Tales from the Perilous Realm
by J.R.R. Tolkien
No, Tom Bombadil, we just can't get along, no matter what you say. It's not you, it's me. And I do understand it's not your fault you've been written in verse. But it's just all working against you. Life's tough.
Buy anyway. This is a funny book (I mean... a strange one). It's hard to sum it up - to be honest, each of the fairytales deserves its own rating. But like I said, life can be tough, so we'll just have to do with a single one.
I liked most of these fairytales (and hey, you already know which one I didn't like). The book is also illustrated very nicely. The stories are all so different - ranging from a truly children's story (about an enchanted puppy, turned into a toy) to a nearly metaphysical story about death and afterlife, the completion of one's life's work. I guess I could sum it up that this is Tolkien Lite - Tolkien for the non-Tolkien reader. I don't plan to read anything else by him, as The Hobbit and this is pretty much as far as I can go - so if you're like me, you could enjoy this.
Buy anyway. This is a funny book (I mean... a strange one). It's hard to sum it up - to be honest, each of the fairytales deserves its own rating. But like I said, life can be tough, so we'll just have to do with a single one.
I liked most of these fairytales (and hey, you already know which one I didn't like). The book is also illustrated very nicely. The stories are all so different - ranging from a truly children's story (about an enchanted puppy, turned into a toy) to a nearly metaphysical story about death and afterlife, the completion of one's life's work. I guess I could sum it up that this is Tolkien Lite - Tolkien for the non-Tolkien reader. I don't plan to read anything else by him, as The Hobbit and this is pretty much as far as I can go - so if you're like me, you could enjoy this.