Title: Do yourself a favor and labor through Tolkien's opus
Review: I will admit that I have had many false starts with the Silmarillion. The causal reader will be put off by all the pages leading up to the part of the awakening of the Elves in Middle Earth, and their journey to the West. That is when things take off.Be warned. The Silmarillion is written like the Bible. It is a distant and sometimes cold narrative of great events in an ancient world. Yet, there is a gripping beauty to it. And anyone that does not shed a tear when reading the tale of Beren and Luthien should have their pulse checked.In many respects, the Silmarillion is a far superior piece of literature than even the Lord of the Rings. Do youself a favor--pick it up, and see what I mean.
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