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amyrlis · 03-04-2002, 01:40 PM

I think I would not love Tolkien the way I do if I had not read The Sil. My favorite thing in LOTR is the elves, and you don't really get to know the elves until you read The Sil. There is a lot of sadness in the book, but it is beautiful sadness. The hardest part is getting through the Ainulindale. Once you do, you'll see that the characters and the depth of the story-telling are phenominal! My favorite are Maedhros, Finrod and Tuor! It is a "must-read", and read again, and again, and again...

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03-04-2002, 01:40 PM	#12
amyrlis Wight Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Helcaraxe Posts: 210	I think I would not love Tolkien the way I do if I had not read The Sil. My favorite thing in LOTR is the elves, and you don't really get to know the elves until you read The Sil. There is a lot of sadness in the book, but it is beautiful sadness. The hardest part is getting through the Ainulindale. Once you do, you'll see that the characters and the depth of the story-telling are phenominal! My favorite are Maedhros, Finrod and Tuor! It is a "must-read", and read again, and again, and again... [ March 04, 2002: Message edited by: amyrlis ] __________________ "Pull the blinders from my eyes, let me see these endless skies And drown here where I stand in the beauty of the land."