A review by tjlcody
An Atlas of Tolkien, by David Day
3.0
The art was nice, and the information wasn't bad...
...But I have to be honest, a lot of the charts were terrible. They were really difficult to read, and I feel like the authors prioritized something aesthetically pleasing over something that you could easily decipher where the charts and timelines were concerned.
Also, the fact that they would cover a period of history in one area, then RE-COVER it again from another person/peoples' perspective was not always done clearly- I was getting confused about how many times Morgoth had been caught and chained up before I realized "Oh, this is them going over the same thing again."
...But I have to be honest, a lot of the charts were terrible. They were really difficult to read, and I feel like the authors prioritized something aesthetically pleasing over something that you could easily decipher where the charts and timelines were concerned.
Also, the fact that they would cover a period of history in one area, then RE-COVER it again from another person/peoples' perspective was not always done clearly- I was getting confused about how many times Morgoth had been caught and chained up before I realized "Oh, this is them going over the same thing again."