ekortunov's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This is a unique possibility to glimpse into Tolkien life and thoughs. The collection is not ideal and i would gladly learn more about his life and views, about his time at war and many other things instead of reading that Shire was in fact in England for fith time.
Some of his views of course are pretty wierd, his relativelly early letter to one of hos sine about women and love is cringworthy. From some of his letters you can think he is some english lord with tons of oldmoney and long bloodline, not in fact pretty poor orphan.
Tbc
Some of his views of course are pretty wierd, his relativelly early letter to one of hos sine about women and love is cringworthy. From some of his letters you can think he is some english lord with tons of oldmoney and long bloodline, not in fact pretty poor orphan.
Tbc
simazhi's review against another edition
5.0
Extremely insightful. I love how Tolkien was, just like all of us, fed up with admin work through most of his life. There is a better review here on goodreads, so go find that one for a more general feel of the book.
inesbenoistguery's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
davehershey's review against another edition
3.0
One night my wife looked over at me sitting on the couch and asked, “are you seriously reading that book?” She could not understand why anyone would want to read hundreds of pages of someone’s personal letters. Admittedly, it is rather odd. This book is certainly not for everyone. But for those who have enjoyed Tolkien’s stories, this set of letters offers an intriguing and enlightening glimpse into his mind. I most enjoyed seeing Tolkien speak of his Catholic faith as well as getting the window into his mind as he worked, for years and years, on writing the Lord of the Rings. Honestly, I found myself skimming more and more of the letters as I went as it did get a bit tedious. The verdict is, if you are a fan of Tolkien then this book might just be for you.
haljonesy's review against another edition
5.0
This was delightful. It provides a lot of cool information and explanations about Hobbit, LOTR, and Silmarillion that might be around elsewhere but it was nice having it in one place.
There was some information that got repeated, but it was interesting to see how Tolkien explained the same thing to different people, and what (if anything) changed in his explanations over the years.
This collection humanizes Tolkien (who obviously we know was human) and shows faults and graces in equal measure, ensuring a good portrait of the great creator.
There was some information that got repeated, but it was interesting to see how Tolkien explained the same thing to different people, and what (if anything) changed in his explanations over the years.
This collection humanizes Tolkien (who obviously we know was human) and shows faults and graces in equal measure, ensuring a good portrait of the great creator.
ariaslibrary's review against another edition
4.0
“Frodo deserved all honour because he spent every drop of his power of will and body, and that was just sufficient to bring him to the destined point, and no further. Few others, possibly no others of his time, would have got so far.”
You guys better start giving Frodo the respect he deserves.
This is a collection of letters written by our beloved author. We get to see some parts of his private life (he really loved his family
jbsweeting1's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
laraelwing's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0