A review by dorynickel
The Lays of Beleriand by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

2.0

I have never ever ever enjoyed long form poetry, and in general haven't liked Tolkien's poetry, so this one was a mental exercise for me. That being said, I have to say I still enjoyed it. This was the first book where some of the stories are starting to get stale after reading so many versions of them, but honestly that's saying something because there are so many versions in the previous books. And the unique format still makes them worth reading. I actually really enjoyed the alliterative verse that I thought would be annoying, and I was surprised that the poetry throughout didn't feel forced. Overall, not bad.