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An interesting story. Nothing much to review about it. Characters were Ok.
*(if you like reading books about Old England and “Robin Hood” you will enjoy this one as well)
No wonder J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the best sci-fi writers of his time. So much thought and passion went into creating his magical world where elves, dwarfs, hobbits, and other magical creatures reside. The Simarillion is actually the main book, the collective center of ideas, where all of his later works stem from (The Hobbit, The Children of Húrin, Lord of the Rings trilogy,...).
This book is extensively complex and while reading you have to pay really close attention. The book contains maps and various genealogies tables to show how the families are connected to each other.
This textbook took me a long time to read because I found it to be rather condensed. For a book about history of graphic design – there was a true lack of illustration and all the references had to be Googled if one was to understand what the author was talking about. I wish the author would edit this book to be more reader friendly and re-publish.
This books gives an interesting insight into the past of Mr. {now the President} [a:Barack Obama 6356 Barack Obama http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1204063514p2/6356.jpg]. He reflects on who he used to be - a young boy stuck between two different worlds; his growth and realization that in order to become who he needed to be - a man who understands where he stands and where he needs to go - both of those worlds have to somehow co-exist. I think in the end his realization is that a man's fate is not necessarily bound by his race, his current status in the community or some written or unwritten rule that something must be a certain way. A man's fate can be moved, steered, can be changed drastically if and only if he is willing to dream freely and do something to achieve those dreams. In a way {President} Obama says that his father fell short of his true dream; that his father did not nurture his dream to become all that he could have been.