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A review by ashndean88
The Nature of Middle-earth by Carl F. Hostetter, J.R.R. Tolkien
2.0
This review is written with typescript text, which is unfortunate because black-nib pen is the preferred method of writing in regards to this book. To be frank, the best thing this book can do is sit pretty beside the rest of my collection of a shelf.
I honestly haven't had a worse time with a Tolkien book ever, and I know that was not due to Tolkien himself. This was slow, repetitive, dull, and full of so much math. I haven't read the word "gestation" in a book more than I have here. And I've read some baby books prior to this.
Were there some interesting parts? Yes.
Was this information useful to further understand Middle-Earth? No, most of it was not.
Did I think every incomplete scribble of Tolkien needed to be published, including what writing utensil was used and on which stationary type? Also a giant no.
I guess I wanted more of a story and not a cash-grab info-dump full of things that can mostly be found in other, more enjoyable Tolkien works. Originally I was not going to give this less than 3 stars based on my biasm for this series, but when I realized the thought of reading more of it was in itself agonizing, I knew I had to go one lower. I don't find this particular book necessary to read in order to comprehend all the lovely things Tolkien has to offer.
I honestly haven't had a worse time with a Tolkien book ever, and I know that was not due to Tolkien himself. This was slow, repetitive, dull, and full of so much math. I haven't read the word "gestation" in a book more than I have here. And I've read some baby books prior to this.
Were there some interesting parts? Yes.
Was this information useful to further understand Middle-Earth? No, most of it was not.
Did I think every incomplete scribble of Tolkien needed to be published, including what writing utensil was used and on which stationary type? Also a giant no.
I guess I wanted more of a story and not a cash-grab info-dump full of things that can mostly be found in other, more enjoyable Tolkien works. Originally I was not going to give this less than 3 stars based on my biasm for this series, but when I realized the thought of reading more of it was in itself agonizing, I knew I had to go one lower. I don't find this particular book necessary to read in order to comprehend all the lovely things Tolkien has to offer.