A review by wendylioness
Tree and Leaf: Including the Poem Mythopoeia by J.R.R. Tolkien
5.0
The poem Mythopoeia and the essay On Fairy Stories alone is enough to give this collection five stars. The essay On Fairy Stories is for writers/storytellers who write fantasy/fairy stories, and for scholars or readers who are curious about the nature of fairy stories and want to learn more. Tolkien approaches it by talking about the Middle English poems and epics like the Faerie Queene and Thomas the Bard and others. I recommend this to anyone who loves Tolkien's fiction (the books, not just the movies). The poem Mythopoeia is a very important poem that I wish was published in more of the Tolkien collections, for this particular book Tree and Leaf is out of print now. However, the essay On Fairy Stories, and the story Leaf by Niggle are in the collection called Tales from the Perilous Realm (which also includes some poetry about Tom Bombadil, and some very good stories by Tolkien) which has been recently published and isn't out of print (I don't think).
Leaf by Niggle is an amusing story whose main character seems a little similar to Bilbo Baggins, as he is someone who doesn't want to go on a long journey. But that's the only thing this short story/fairy tale has in common with the Hobbit. Leaf by Niggle is somewhat an autobiographical story reflecting on the artist.
Leaf by Niggle is an amusing story whose main character seems a little similar to Bilbo Baggins, as he is someone who doesn't want to go on a long journey. But that's the only thing this short story/fairy tale has in common with the Hobbit. Leaf by Niggle is somewhat an autobiographical story reflecting on the artist.