Reviews

Beren e Lúthien by Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien

klara1204's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

joshuaray's review against another edition

4.0

Fascinating to trace the history of the composition of Tolkien's great love story from its earliest versions to its final (though incomplete) forms. Christopher Tolkien takes a textual criticism approach to his Father's works and places the different versions one after the other, displaying the development of the various prose and poetic versions of Beren and Lúthien's love and doom. Any fan of the Silmarillion or the broader world of The Lord of the Rings would do well to pick up this book.

mikejones1word's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

jordandegroot's review against another edition

adventurous informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rosepoldark's review against another edition

4.0

Interesting to see how the story evolved through the years. I really liked the story of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion so it was nice to read more about it. Though the part in verse was a bit hard to follow plotwise in the audiobook, but sounded very beautiful.

latabernaderol's review against another edition

4.0

 El resumen de la reseña sería más o menos así: 
Es Tolkien: 5⭐ 
Está editado por el hijo: 2⭐ 
Es parte del Silmarillion: 5⭐ 
 
El encanto es, obviamente, que es una especie de ampliación a la historia de Beren y Lúthien, que si bien es la más larga de El Silmarillion, sentía que le faltaban detalles. La incorporación de escritos anteriores ayuda a entender algunas partes de la leyenda (sobre todo los nombres) que no habían quedado claros originalmente, pero no deja de ser un libro editado por Christopher, lo que implica que es bastante menos llevadero que cualquier escrito del padre (y que incurre en el yo yo a menudo como recordándonos que ÉL es el artífice de nuestro conocimiento de parte de la obre del padre). Por lo demás, un poema épico por Tolkien es todo lo que esta chica necesita para ser feliz (y lo tuvo) 

bookstabulous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

loves_nurse's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Another deep lore and histories of Middle earth. Parts of stories cobbled together by both father and son Tolkein.  Beautiful symbiosis.

chromehearts's review against another edition

5.0

What is grief, if not love persevering?

etherealiz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This story was beautifully written and very lyrical, but I think this version of the story was made for people that are interested in also studying how Tolkien created and wrote his works, much more so than people wanting to learn more about the lore surrounding LOTR. It was a sweet story, a bit weird (in a good way) at times, just didn't stick with me as much as other bodies of work by the same author.