Reviews

The Heroes of Tolkien by David Day

kitsunesakura's review

adventurous informative lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

silviagaraz's review

4.0

Un libro genial para los amantes de Tolkien.
En este caso nos desgrana, a través de las edades, los diferentes personajes del imaginario del maestro que tuvieron relevancia. Todo ello explicado de forma sencilla, con ilustraciones llamativas y a veces ciertos esquemas y árboles genealógicos que ayudan mucho a seguir la lectura.
Recomendado!

heatherfrances's review

adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

juliamaria1999's review

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

nonesensed's review against another edition

4.0

An interesting book when it comes to learning the linguistic origins of different character names in Tolkien's work. There's some repetition of information, and there's some conclusions the author has drawn where it's unclear if he's quoting something Tolkien actually said or not, but over all it was full of interesting information and parallels to established mythology and literature history. 

stevied's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

joannaautumn's review

5.0

Not thorough as I hoped it would be, but an informative and fun read nonetheless.

elodiethefangirl's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

amy_da1sy's review

5.0

A fun book with really cool illustrations. It definitely helps to have read the silmarillion beforehand

dragonclaws18's review

2.0

I really think these books forgot where they originally started at as a guide. They now tell you where everything derived from and which words mean what in a different mythology. It's all a comparison of Tolkien and mythologies around the world. I thought these books were supposed to go further into Tolkiens world.