The Silmarillion
By DINNERLADY
@lazydaizee (6735)
United Kingdom
June 8, 2021 3:51am CST
I am not normally a fan of J.R.R.Tolkien and I have not read his other books or watched any of the films . But when I found this book in a big box of books that I brought from an auction , I thought I would find out more.
The Silmarillion is a collection of stories that were written by the author before he even wrote any of his other more famous books. In fact this book was published by his son, Christopher, some time after his death.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
23 Jun 21
I haven't read any of Tolkien's books, only watched the movies. I hope you enjoy the book!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
29 Jun 21
@lazydaizee Oh wow. I can handle strange names and places, but weird creatures.... 
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 21
I have not watched any of the movies and I have only recently started to read the books. These books are so different from the books that I normally read and I have found them rather hard going.
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 21
@cahaya1983 There are a lot of strange names and places to remember while reading the stories. Not to mention all the weird creatures involved.
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
8 Jun 21
I have not been interested in his writing before now. Maybe this book will change my view about this sort of thing. It does seem like the sort of book that would capture my imagination with all those strange places and names to remember.
Do you like this sort of book?
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@Aansh13 (11362)
• New Delhi, India
8 Jun 21
@lazydaizee yeah!!! That's one of the reason I was looking for reviews... 
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
9 Jun 21
@Aansh13 Book reviews can be very interesting.
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@aidels (274)
• Philippines
16 Jun 21
The Silmarillion is probably best described as a sort of Bible of Middle Earth. It recounts the events of Middle Earth's ancient history, of its First Age.
The books would probably be truly appreciated by those who enjoy world building, and/or the story of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Which is why people usually get into it from reading those books first.
But if reading The Silmarillion before the other books makes you curious about the rest, then Welcome to Middle Earth.
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@XENApositivelife (24)
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16 Jun 21
Hi Laizee ! Hearing your words , i feel curious to know about the book 
could you summarize what the book is about ?
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
16 Jun 21
Have you heard of` The Lord of the Rings' or `The Hobbit' ? It is a similar story to these better known books that were written by the same author.
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@XENApositivelife (24)
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16 Jun 21
@lazydaizee yes dear i did hear of 'The Lord of the Rings' ! This must be interesting !
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