Beren and Lúthien
Ratings24
Average rating3.8
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Ratings24
Average rating3.8
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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Listened to this one solely because I enjoyed The Fall of Gondolin so much. But I was reminded why this is my least favourite First Age story... poetry. Scads and scads of poetry. It was gorgeously read by the brilliant Samuel West, but my god it just seemed to go on forever...
3.5 stars
This book is all about our well-beloved characters Luthien and Beren and we may see how they developed and changed throughout the different versions of their legend. It was lovely to have more information about Tolkien himself and to explore his world again. However, I would suggest this book only to big fans of the author and Middle-earth, because new readers may find it confusing and repetitive.
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1 released bookTales of Middle Earth is a 17-book series first released in 1985 with contributions by J.R.R. Tolkien, Helmut W. Pesch, and 7 others.
