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Originally Posted by HarryT
I am currently re-reading The Silmarillion for the umpteenth time. Each time I read it, I think that I enjoy it more. I've just bought the 2nd edition of it, which has lots of additions from the first edition that I previously owned.
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I'm going to break a promise to myself and post in this area for the second time (but only because of the thoughtful, reasoned post from you, Harry).
I feel exactly as you do about
The Silmarillion. It's such a rich and enjoyable book: The whole of Creation is contained within its pages. In fact, I feel it's the best religious book ever written,
better than the
King James version of the Bible. (I'm almost certain we disagree here, Harry.
).
The language is exquisite and gorgeous. My one lament is that I traded my American First Edition to another peson about 25 years ago, when - as we say in the South - I was a mere piss-ant and without much common sense. I was into collecting Stephen King at the time, moving away from Fantasy and into Horror.
I remember owning, back in the mid-to-late '60s, both the Ace and Ballantine sets of
The Lord of the Rings. I was one of those strange people able to read a paperback without breaking the binding.
Great fun and great memories,
...And Hadari: Don't be dissuaded by differing opinions. People here are "ruffled" (hahahahaha!) because they have emotional investment in
The Lord of the Rings. They "dislike" your comments, not you.
Continue to have fun.
Don