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A review by thywizard
Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
4.5
A really neat deep-dive into some of the cool stories of Middle Earth. While definitely fairly technical, I found the presentation of short stories from the various Ages of ME relatively easy and enjoyable to read. Especially looking at stories of Turin and Nienor, or Galadrial, or of how the Quest for Erebor began, quite by chance as you might say.
It was also really cool dissecting the various versions of the different stories. For instance in tales of how the Nine sought after the Ring, there were about 3 different stories written over time and each had similarities and key differences in them. It felt like reading Ancient manuscripts that had almost or even were lost and all we have are the jottings here and there of what may have happened. Much more of an engaging read than The Silmarrilion.
It was also really cool dissecting the various versions of the different stories. For instance in tales of how the Nine sought after the Ring, there were about 3 different stories written over time and each had similarities and key differences in them. It felt like reading Ancient manuscripts that had almost or even were lost and all we have are the jottings here and there of what may have happened. Much more of an engaging read than The Silmarrilion.