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Tales from the Perilous Realm
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Roverandom- Written for Tolkien's middle son after he lost his toy dog, Roverandom took a bit of getting used to since it is about dogs and sand wizards and the man-in-the-moon and not hobbits and kings and elves. But the humor and the characters grow on you; out of all the stories it was my favorite.
Farmer Giles of Ham- A hilarious story about a fat farmer who manages to scare off an ogre and so, quite by accident, becomes an appointed dragon-slayer, even though the dragon proves to be far less fierce than he first appears. Very, very funny, especially toward the end when the king is involved.
Tom Bombadil- After having read Lord of the Rings, I assumed this entire portions of poems would be pieces already quoted in the book. However, the poems are all completely different, with different subjects and settings and ranging from the light-hearted to wistful and sad. Each is accompanied by one of Alan Lee's beautiful sketches.
Smith of Wooton Major- The story has a slow start, but once Smith becomes connected to the fairy world, the reader gets to feel the longing, always the longing, he has to go back to it, to become part of a world to which he cannot belong. It's beautiful and bittersweet and funny as well.
Leaf by Niggle- By far the oddest story, in that the plot is disjointed and the characters are few. But if you stop thinking about that and try to imagine by Niggle's picture- the tree leading into the forest and the mountains peeping out behind, you will get a sense of its beauty and wish that you could go there too. A story for artists or anyone who has ever wanted to be an artist.
In all, a beautiful collection of stories made all the more excellent by the accompanying illustrations.
Farmer Giles of Ham- A hilarious story about a fat farmer who manages to scare off an ogre and so, quite by accident, becomes an appointed dragon-slayer, even though the dragon proves to be far less fierce than he first appears. Very, very funny, especially toward the end when the king is involved.
Tom Bombadil- After having read Lord of the Rings, I assumed this entire portions of poems would be pieces already quoted in the book. However, the poems are all completely different, with different subjects and settings and ranging from the light-hearted to wistful and sad. Each is accompanied by one of Alan Lee's beautiful sketches.
Smith of Wooton Major- The story has a slow start, but once Smith becomes connected to the fairy world, the reader gets to feel the longing, always the longing, he has to go back to it, to become part of a world to which he cannot belong. It's beautiful and bittersweet and funny as well.
Leaf by Niggle- By far the oddest story, in that the plot is disjointed and the characters are few. But if you stop thinking about that and try to imagine by Niggle's picture- the tree leading into the forest and the mountains peeping out behind, you will get a sense of its beauty and wish that you could go there too. A story for artists or anyone who has ever wanted to be an artist.
In all, a beautiful collection of stories made all the more excellent by the accompanying illustrations.