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A review by vulturetime
Tales from the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien
2.5
ngl, this book was kind of a miss for me. Roverandom was an alright story, though it does peeve me that the main antagonist and the butt of a joke is explicitly stated to be "from Persia" (would've been obvious at any rate since the name literally belongs to a past Shah). I just don't particularly feel that at ease with the characterization of Artaxerxes and all the notes about pronunciations, both for Artraxerxes and for another wizard, were annoying to read as someone who usually has their named mispronounced.
Farmer Giles of Ham was an enjoyable story and I didn't really think that much of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. I enjoyed the Smith of Wootton Major the most and Leaf by Niggle was also alright. I personally disagree with some points Tolkien made in On Fairy-stories and I wasn't particularly interested when reading it. The other thing that bugged me about this book were the times weight was mentioned and the few times fatness was used for a joke.
Farmer Giles of Ham was an enjoyable story and I didn't really think that much of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. I enjoyed the Smith of Wootton Major the most and Leaf by Niggle was also alright. I personally disagree with some points Tolkien made in On Fairy-stories and I wasn't particularly interested when reading it. The other thing that bugged me about this book were the times weight was mentioned and the few times fatness was used for a joke.