A review by haileyboehner
The Fall of Gondolin, by J.R.R. Tolkien

4.0

One of the better Tolkien stories that precede Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. I say this because even though I did love The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and all the others, they are sometimes very difficult to read. They are told from third person POV and often contain many pages of lineages and foundings of cities etc. The Fall of Gondolin is different and although it is written in third-person, it still holds the essence of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that is so well-loved. Battles of epic proposions and adventure are what can be found in this tale - balrogs, dragons, elves, and men. I do wish this was written more like Lord of the Rings in a novel format because I love the story - but this will do for now.

I would love to see this turn into a movie or TV series if they could try to not mess it up too terribly. I should add that it may be difficult to read if you had not read the other tales of Tolkien, as many characters in this book are mentioned in other novels and make for an easier read.

3.75/5