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A review by diana_raquel
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other verses from The Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien, Roger Garland
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
“There is an inn, a merry old inn
beneath an old grey hill,
And there they brew a beer so brown
That the Man in the Moon himself came down
one night to drink his fill.”
Published in 1962, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, is a collection of poetry, that contains 16 poems, two of which feature Tom Bombadil - the funny and peculiar character that we can find in The Lord of the Rings - and the rest are an assortment of bestiary verse and fairy tale rhyme.
I really liked this book! Its peculiar, like Tom, but the verses can be quite beautiful in their own way. This is something that I really recommend reading after reading The Lord of the Rings, since some poems are featured in the trilogy!
beneath an old grey hill,
And there they brew a beer so brown
That the Man in the Moon himself came down
one night to drink his fill.”
Published in 1962, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, is a collection of poetry, that contains 16 poems, two of which feature Tom Bombadil - the funny and peculiar character that we can find in The Lord of the Rings - and the rest are an assortment of bestiary verse and fairy tale rhyme.
I really liked this book! Its peculiar, like Tom, but the verses can be quite beautiful in their own way. This is something that I really recommend reading after reading The Lord of the Rings, since some poems are featured in the trilogy!