Would YOU recommend it? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

zifnab · 07-02-2007, 10:44 AM

First off, please accept my apologize if this is a thread-restarter.

I've had 'The Children of Hurin' in my shopping cart at SFBC.com for months now, but due to back-ordering/the club closing down/and me not paying bills on time, I have not received it. Now before I do receive it my main question is...

Would you recommend it?

I can read reviews from here to Timbuktu about the prose, the plot, the ideas, the suggestions. But I figured I'd ask my fellow 'downers to help me with this one.

So ... would you? And why would you?

Hilde Bracegirdle · 07-02-2007, 10:55 AM

Most definitely, even if you have read about Turin in the other books available.

Bêthberry · 07-02-2007, 01:06 PM

Yes.

Because.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 07-02-2007, 01:14 PM

100% YES.

Just look at what this has done to me.

luthien-elvenprincess · 07-02-2007, 04:47 PM

Yes, I read it through in two evenings because it was so good. I didn't want to put it down the first night...but I had to work the next day!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 07-02-2007, 05:44 PM

I went out and bought it at once (for some reason it was on sale from day 1), but I only just started reading it a few days ago.

It is alright so far, but it is not like there is anything exeptionally new about it. . . what it does is that it makes the story for Turin easier and depending on your mood more enjoyable to read.

Now you don't have to read the UT and the Sil at the same time

Morthoron · 07-02-2007, 07:43 PM

I look at it as another piece to literature's largest jigsaw puzzle. What is infuriating is that I know the puzzle will never be complete, but like a madman I keep brooding over it.

*The Dark Elf's eyes blink rapidly and there is a slight tremor in his hand*

Ummm...what were we talking about?

Elmo · 07-03-2007, 08:52 AM

I don't know, you may need to read the Silmarillion to get a good idea of what's going on. That's not everybody's cup of tea but I personally love it.

zifnab · 07-03-2007, 10:58 AM

Hilde - I do love those tales.

Bethberry - Blargy...

Morthoron - If you are referring to a 'collection', then I understand. And I'm trying to stop my materialistic behaviors if it's at all inescapable. Regurgitated story? Then I can hold back. New and improved? Well then...

Rune Son of Bjarne - So, it's a good narrative ficitional? Better then the other stories?

Elmo - I have already read it (Silm), and enjoyed it. My main question was 'Does it read better then the Silm'. Wait ... maybe it was 'Is it worth it?'. Why buy another version of a tale I already have?

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Thinlómien · 07-03-2007, 11:08 AM

Yes. Some characters are just so much deeper, more believable and more lovely in CoH. It's worth the money (especially if you dad's paying some of it

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Elmo · 07-03-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by zifnab

Elmo - I have already read it (Silm), and enjoyed it. My main question was 'Does it read better then the Silm'. Wait ... maybe it was 'Is it worth it?'. Why buy another version of a tale I already have?

It's a very beautiful volume with lovely hand painted pictures. It also has, as Thinlomien says more depth in the characters, more detail in the narrative so my opinion is buy, buy, buy.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 07-03-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by zifnab

Rune Son of Bjarne - So, it's a good narrative ficitional? Better then the other stories?

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Yes it is. . .

What other stories? Stories in genneral or just the stories of Turin ? (like in the Sil)

The story of Turin is not my favourit, so in the respect no.

Compared to the story of Turin in the Sil it is more detailed and compared to the UT it is more readable. . .

I am glad I bought my copy, but I do not regard it as one of those books that you just got to have.

Knight of Gondor · 07-04-2007, 07:29 PM

Having read the tale of Turin in The Silmarillion (and I think some of it was featured in Unfinished Tales, or perhaps the Book of Lost Tales Part 1), it is one of the darkest and most depressing stories I have ever read.

Is there anything besides the tale of Turin that would recommend the book to my attentions?

ninja91 · 07-13-2007, 03:32 PM

Yes, especially if you have read most of Tolkien's works, including the Silmarillion. Not reading it would be like missing out on a whole era of Arda's history.

07-02-2007, 10:44 AM	#1
zifnab Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: omni-presence Posts: 331	Would YOU recommend it? First off, please accept my apologize if this is a thread-restarter. I've had 'The Children of Hurin' in my shopping cart at SFBC.com for months now, but due to back-ordering/the club closing down/and me not paying bills on time, I have not received it. Now before I do receive it my main question is... Would you recommend it? I can read reviews from here to Timbuktu about the prose, the plot, the ideas, the suggestions. But I figured I'd ask my fellow 'downers to help me with this one. So ... would you? And why would you? __________________ Facebook.

07-02-2007, 01:06 PM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,165	Yes. Because. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

07-02-2007, 01:14 PM	#4
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	100% YES. Just look at what this has done to me. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

07-02-2007, 04:47 PM	#5
luthien-elvenprincess Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: what are you doing here? did you come here to eat my popcorn? Posts: 1,034	Yes, I read it through in two evenings because it was so good. I didn't want to put it down the first night...but I had to work the next day! __________________ York Peppermint Patties taste better than Pearson's Peppermint Patties! But, Junior Mints are the best!

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Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,528	I look at it as another piece to literature's largest jigsaw puzzle. What is infuriating is that I know the puzzle will never be complete, but like a madman I keep brooding over it. The Dark Elf's eyes blink rapidly and there is a slight tremor in his hand Ummm...what were we talking about? __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

07-02-2007, 10:55 AM	#2
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,488	Most definitely, even if you have read about Turin in the other books available.

07-03-2007, 08:52 AM	#8
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 659	I don't know, you may need to read the Silmarillion to get a good idea of what's going on. That's not everybody's cup of tea but I personally love it. __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

07-03-2007, 10:58 AM	#9
zifnab Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: omni-presence Posts: 331	Response Hilde - I do love those tales. Bethberry - Blargy... Morthoron - If you are referring to a 'collection', then I understand. And I'm trying to stop my materialistic behaviors if it's at all inescapable. Regurgitated story? Then I can hold back. New and improved? Well then... Rune Son of Bjarne - So, it's a good narrative ficitional? Better then the other stories? Elmo - I have already read it (Silm), and enjoyed it. My main question was 'Does it read better then the Silm'. Wait ... maybe it was 'Is it worth it?'. Why buy another version of a tale I already have? - __________________ Facebook.

07-03-2007, 11:08 AM	#10
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,385	Yes. Some characters are just so much deeper, more believable and more lovely in CoH. It's worth the money (especially if you dad's paying some of it . __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

07-04-2007, 07:29 PM	#13
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	Having read the tale of Turin in The Silmarillion (and I think some of it was featured in Unfinished Tales, or perhaps the Book of Lost Tales Part 1), it is one of the darkest and most depressing stories I have ever read. Is there anything besides the tale of Turin that would recommend the book to my attentions? __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16