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The Silver-shod Muse · 07-25-2002, 11:34 AM

I've been trying to decide whether or not to read that Tolkien biography or not also. I've read some pretty bad reviews on other sites, and not many good ones, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend the money on it, as I'd have to buy it because my library doesn't carry it. I've heard that The Inklings is good, but not really a full biography, just a snap-shot of a time period in Tolkien's life.

07-25-2002, 11:34 AM	#6
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	I've been trying to decide whether or not to read that Tolkien biography or not also. I've read some pretty bad reviews on other sites, and not many good ones, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend the money on it, as I'd have to buy it because my library doesn't carry it. I've heard that The Inklings is good, but not really a full biography, just a snap-shot of a time period in Tolkien's life. __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis