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inbntgr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
ilikemandos's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
antonietam's review against another edition
4.0
I'm personally a fan, but I really fell in love with the autor reading this book! My friend who is not a fan is the one who showed it to me, because she loved it so.
briandemarco_97's review against another edition
challenging
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4.0
About as close to an autobiography as we shall ever get from Tolkien. Many more casual readers, simply interested in more information about his work, will be tempted to skip most of the letters and focus only on the ones where he discusses his writings. That's certainly a valid way of reading the book, but I think they will be missing out on a lot of interesting information.
If you are at all interested in the deeper, perhaps more philosophically inclined questions about Tolkien (who was he? Why did he write what he did and why did he write it the way that he did? Where did it all come from?), this book is an invaluable resource, a window into the mind of one of the most remarkable figures in 20th century literature
If you are at all interested in the deeper, perhaps more philosophically inclined questions about Tolkien (who was he? Why did he write what he did and why did he write it the way that he did? Where did it all come from?), this book is an invaluable resource, a window into the mind of one of the most remarkable figures in 20th century literature
brocodywatson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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lighthearted
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5.0
rain_of_tacos's review against another edition
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3.5
First time reading this type of book, and it’s very interesting. It can be a bit of a challenge to go through some letters, but overall it was a very insightful book and I enjoyed reading it
sherwoodreads's review against another edition
One of my favorite rereads.
Not only does one catch a glimpse of Tolkien's personality, life, and times, but deep in this book are buried letter-essays that provide the kernels of his ideas "On Fairy Stories" and the poem Mythopoeisis.
Not only does one catch a glimpse of Tolkien's personality, life, and times, but deep in this book are buried letter-essays that provide the kernels of his ideas "On Fairy Stories" and the poem Mythopoeisis.
nerdkitten's review against another edition
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5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism