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Old 08-10-2007, 07:05 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I tried reading the lasted offcering from J.R.R. Tolkien thanks to Christopher Tolkien's publishing of his father's notes. It's just dry and boring as all can be. I didn't even get past chapter 1 as I skimmed it and it's more like a reference book then a novel. Glad I got it from the library. I do not understand how it could have been a best seller it's that bad.
If you're talking about The Children of Hurin, you have to get to about chapter three before the story really starts moving, but overall it's a lot more like Silmarillion than LotR. It's worth reading, if you feel like giving it another shot some time.
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