A review by krishmys
Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien

4.0

Well the book has five stories, as per the preface these were written before the LOTR and were the foundation for the LOTR universe.
4/5 : Smith of Wootton Major (The best narrative and story)
4/5 : Roverandom (Some what nice, but felt childish)
3/5 : Leaf by Niggle (It is said that this was about his personal life, kind of JD Salinger's 9 stories it was)
3/5 : Farmer Giles of Ham (I was like, ah what! is living then was that simple with all the complications?)
3/5: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Well it is not completely related to Bombadil, I liked only few of them in all say only 3 or 4)

I saved myself from getting tangled with his lecture of "On Fairy-Stories", because it was some what more experienced writer who want to write about fairy story would want to venture in, not us who seldom visit like the Smith of Wootton Major or Roverandom.