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A review by marthmuffins
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
What a book.
A warning before you read this, do not expect a story or at least don't expect a story in the sense of Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit. This is a history book, it chronicles the creation of Arda (the world), the birth of Elves, Dwarves and Men and their struggles against the first Dark Lord Morgoth/Melkor for the 3 great jewels called the Silmarils. It also tells the story of the fall of Numenor and has an overview of the events of the Third Age leading up to LotR.
Again this book is not for everyone. Lovers of a plot or characters you can really get 'into' will not like this. Neither will people who don't like writing full of fancy techniques.
However I loved it. The initial happiness of the Elves beening shattered by Morgoth and the unwinnable struggle the Noldor take up against him, the terrible deeds carried out by Feanor and his sons, the love between Beren and Luthien being tests again and again, the tragic story of Hurin's children and the eventual fall of Gondolin and the remaking of the world.
Not your typical book, but not a bad one either.
A warning before you read this, do not expect a story or at least don't expect a story in the sense of Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit. This is a history book, it chronicles the creation of Arda (the world), the birth of Elves, Dwarves and Men and their struggles against the first Dark Lord Morgoth/Melkor for the 3 great jewels called the Silmarils. It also tells the story of the fall of Numenor and has an overview of the events of the Third Age leading up to LotR.
Again this book is not for everyone. Lovers of a plot or characters you can really get 'into' will not like this. Neither will people who don't like writing full of fancy techniques.
However I loved it. The initial happiness of the Elves beening shattered by Morgoth and the unwinnable struggle the Noldor take up against him, the terrible deeds carried out by Feanor and his sons, the love between Beren and Luthien being tests again and again, the tragic story of Hurin's children and the eventual fall of Gondolin and the remaking of the world.
Not your typical book, but not a bad one either.