YOUR Problem(s) With Tolkien's Books - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Arwen Imladris · 08-27-2002, 08:00 PM

For me, and especially for younger readers, just the language is kind of hard to understand. This is especially the cas with books like the Silmarillion, but even in LOTR Tolkien uses words that we don't usually use or puts them in different orders, it makes it seem older and harder to read. I personly think that this works well because it is sort of like history.

08-27-2002, 08:00 PM	#5
Arwen Imladris Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a box with a fox Posts: 1,347	For me, and especially for younger readers, just the language is kind of hard to understand. This is especially the cas with books like the Silmarillion, but even in LOTR Tolkien uses words that we don't usually use or puts them in different orders, it makes it seem older and harder to read. I personly think that this works well because it is sort of like history. __________________ "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."