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The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0

Ahhh now once I finally read Return of the King, I will no longer be a fake Tolkien fan. Sad to lose the ability to flabbergast people with my thorough in-depth knowledge of the Legendarium which I obtained without ever having read The Silm (thanks Tolkien Gateway), but I’m glad to have read this at last.

Lots of it also wasn't new because I have read each of the Great Tales but I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting those parts. Martin Shaw was a fantastic narrator and I doubt even Andy Serkis could beat him, tho I will reread that version at some point to fully compare.