Title: I finally understand some stuff in LOTR!
Review: I read the well-known Lord of the Rings trilogy before Sil, and I LOVED LOTR. I read Silmarillion for an independent reading project at school, and got a good grade. The best part? I LOVE this book! It's more like a history book than LOTR, but it's SO much better than any history book that your teacher hands you and tells you read Section One. After reading Sil, you wanna read it again... and again...Then I began reading the trilogy again and not only will understand about Beren and Luthien-- you'll understand a LOT more, too. Like when Gildor Inglorion says he is of the House of Finrod, you'll COMPLETELY understand what House he's talking about, and WHO he's talking about. You'll begin to wonder about not only Bombadil, but also Goldberry (river-daughter? Ulmo's? But he dwelt alone...), and Glorfindel... need I say more? If you love Tolkien's works, you MUST get the Silmarillion!
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