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Princess of Mirkwood · 11-03-2002, 03:10 PM

Has anybody here actually read all of Tolkiens books?
...if so, which was the best?

Cúdae · 11-03-2002, 03:34 PM

Well, I have not (as of yet) met anyone who has actually read all the books Tolkien ever wrote or were put together after his death from his various writings. But I have read The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. I'm waiting impatiently for the day when I will have time to read the Histories. So far, Unfinished Tales seemed the best and the Silmarillion a close and necessary (sp?) second. I believe I am one of the few who could read straight through Unfinised Tales in a single day. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Manwe Sulimo · 11-03-2002, 08:20 PM

Well, I've read Hobbit, LotR, Silmarillion, UT, and the first 5 of the histories, and, as a book, The Silmarillion is my favorite. UT is pretty good, but can't hold up on it's own (considering it's a collection of unrelated "short" stories). Of course, all of them are quite excellent, although the Histories can be pretty confusing. Remember not to read through UT or the Histories like stories; you'll become more confused than an orc stuck with 2 hobbits....

Helkasir · 11-03-2002, 08:35 PM

as far as story goes, the most vivid and character driven was LOTR, and that still remains my favorite, having read half the histories, UT, the sil, and this one book called the green knight which had absolutely nothing to do with middle earth.

Arwen Imladris · 11-03-2002, 08:58 PM

I've read LOTR, Sil, UT Farmir Giles, Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Tree and leaf, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wooton Major, Sir Gawain Knight and something else I can't remember what the name is.

I bet that Christpher has read all of the books! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

alkquareiel02 · 11-04-2002, 12:53 PM

i'm new here, buti have read The Hobbit The Silmarillion LOTR and have readthe history of middle earth from 1-12 and Unfinished tales all ofthem are very interesting and the rest i will get after crimbo.The silmarillion is an excellent book deep but essential. so i have read quite a few they are brill.

Princess of Mirkwood · 11-04-2002, 02:05 PM

Oh my god......I feel a bit inferior now.....I've only read LOTR and The Hobbit, I own The Silmarillion but have'nt read it yet!
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Ainalondwen · 11-04-2002, 02:16 PM

Don't worry Princess, I'm right there with you! I've only read LOTR and The Hobbit, I meant to read the Sil (which my daaarling sis has) but instead I starting reading Feist's work, and I've been a bit sidetracked...I will try to do better.

Princess of Mirkwood · 11-04-2002, 02:22 PM

Yey!.....I'm not alone....I had a feeling that nearly everybody here would have read more than just LOTR and The Hobbit...obviously Iwas wrong!

Meela · 11-05-2002, 07:17 AM

read anything and everything...

like the appendices best

GildorInglorion · 11-06-2002, 05:39 PM

I've read Lotr (lots and lots of times), Hobbit, UT and Silmarillion.

I have also read half of "The Tolkien Letters" which is a book I suppose you could say he wrote. "The letters" is a great book with lots of interesting information about things not mentioned anywhere else. And not as difficult as the HOME series. (I have tried it...)

LOTR is outstanding, as a reading experience.

orlandoandsaran · 11-06-2002, 07:45 PM

I've only read the Hobbit, Silmarillion and Lord of the Rings which i'm reading again now!
In total, how many Tolkien books are there?

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-06-2002, 11:34 PM

Here is a list of all books written by Tolkien.

Sleeping Beauty · 11-07-2002, 12:19 AM

I have read most of the books by Tolkien and throughly enjoyed each and every one. But I must say my favorite book is the Hobbit. It's the most simplistic, and you don't have to know the histories really to sit down and enjoy. I keep it at hand on my bookshelf if I feel like I need a quiet read. It's also the best book to help get new people into Tolkien because it is so easy to understand. Bilbo is every man(and woman.) Just a little hobbit who got a little nudge out of the door and ended up on a adventure that would shape the rest of his life(if only we were so lucky...)

LePetitChoux · 11-07-2002, 11:32 AM

I'm right with you, Princess! I've read LotR, Hobbit, about 1/3 of Silm. and little bits of UT. I've read a couple of adventures of Tom, but not the whole "Tales of the Perilous realm".

Novlamothien · 11-07-2002, 01:56 PM

I have read LOTR, the Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and both Books of Lost Tales. I am working on finishing the History of Middle -earth.

Helkahothion · 11-07-2002, 02:05 PM

If read the 3 books and I liked ttt the best because it had the most action. But it was also the hardest book to get trough. Al those different name's where confusing me. You know theodon, his son, his wife there name's where the same in some way and I could not sepperate them (well I could manage to some point some parts I had to read over before I understood, but hey it was worth it).
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11-07-2002, 05:01 PM

I applaud everyone who has read a book of the History of Middle Earth series all the way through. I can read parts of them, but Christopher Tolkien can be really dry....

However, I adored the Silmarillion, and it's nice to get some backround on things in it from the Unfinished Tales and other books of HoME.

kaleidoscope · 11-07-2002, 08:57 PM

Helkahothion if you've had trouble with TTT, try reading The Silmarillion. It's way more confusing than anything in LotR.

I've read The Hobbit, LotR, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. The Sil is my favorite. I want to read the Histories and I might even get around to it, someday.

VanimaEdhel · 11-10-2002, 04:07 PM

Really? I did not find "The Silmarillion" at all confusing...

I have read "The Hobbit", "Lord of the Rings", "The Silmarillion", "Unfinished Tales", "Lost Tales 1", and am in the middle of "Lost Tales 2". Those last 2 are the first two in the HoME series. I'm finishing that, since I'm 15 now, I'll have quite a few under my belt by the time I'm 25. LOL

11-03-2002, 03:10 PM	#1
Princess of Mirkwood Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	All the books... Has anybody here actually read all of Tolkiens books? ...if so, which was the best? __________________ ~Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic and I am too~

11-03-2002, 03:34 PM	#2
Cúdae Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 160	Well, I have not (as of yet) met anyone who has actually read all the books Tolkien ever wrote or were put together after his death from his various writings. But I have read The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. I'm waiting impatiently for the day when I will have time to read the Histories. So far, Unfinished Tales seemed the best and the Silmarillion a close and necessary (sp?) second. I believe I am one of the few who could read straight through Unfinised Tales in a single day. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "And if you listen very hard/ The tune will come to you at last/ When all are one and one is all/ To be a rock and not to roll." --Led Zeppelin "Stairway to Heaven"

11-03-2002, 08:20 PM	#3
Manwe Sulimo Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómëanor Posts: 553	Well, I've read Hobbit, LotR, Silmarillion, UT, and the first 5 of the histories, and, as a book, The Silmarillion is my favorite. UT is pretty good, but can't hold up on it's own (considering it's a collection of unrelated "short" stories). Of course, all of them are quite excellent, although the Histories can be pretty confusing. Remember not to read through UT or the Histories like stories; you'll become more confused than an orc stuck with 2 hobbits.... __________________ "Monkeys learn sign language so they can tell the dolphins they love them."

11-03-2002, 08:35 PM	#4
Helkasir Haunting Spirit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North of the Iron Hills Posts: 89	as far as story goes, the most vivid and character driven was LOTR, and that still remains my favorite, having read half the histories, UT, the sil, and this one book called the green knight which had absolutely nothing to do with middle earth. __________________ "Onen i-Estal Edain, u-chebin estel anim."

11-03-2002, 08:58 PM	#5
Arwen Imladris Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a box with a fox Posts: 1,347	I've read LOTR, Sil, UT Farmir Giles, Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Tree and leaf, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wooton Major, Sir Gawain Knight and something else I can't remember what the name is. I bet that Christpher has read all of the books! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."

11-04-2002, 12:53 PM	#6
alkquareiel02 Animated Skeleton Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: england Posts: 31	i'm new here, buti have read The Hobbit The Silmarillion LOTR and have readthe history of middle earth from 1-12 and Unfinished tales all ofthem are very interesting and the rest i will get after crimbo.The silmarillion is an excellent book deep but essential. so i have read quite a few they are brill.

11-04-2002, 02:05 PM	#7
Princess of Mirkwood Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	Oh my god......I feel a bit inferior now.....I've only read LOTR and The Hobbit, I own The Silmarillion but have'nt read it yet! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ ~Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic and I am too~

11-04-2002, 02:16 PM	#8
Ainalondwen Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The (Perth)Shire, Scotland Posts: 22	Don't worry Princess, I'm right there with you! I've only read LOTR and The Hobbit, I meant to read the Sil (which my daaarling sis has) but instead I starting reading Feist's work, and I've been a bit sidetracked...I will try to do better. __________________ Aa' i'sul nora lanne'lle, Aa' lasser en lle coia orn n' omenta gurtha, Aa' menealle nauva calen ar' malta, Aa' menle nauva calen ar' ta hwesta e' ale'quenle Read Feist

11-04-2002, 02:22 PM	#9
Princess of Mirkwood Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	Yey!.....I'm not alone....I had a feeling that nearly everybody here would have read more than just LOTR and The Hobbit...obviously Iwas wrong! __________________ ~Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic and I am too~

11-05-2002, 07:17 AM	#10
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	read anything and everything... like the appendices best __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

11-06-2002, 05:39 PM	#11
GildorInglorion Animated Skeleton Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 48	I've read Lotr (lots and lots of times), Hobbit, UT and Silmarillion. I have also read half of "The Tolkien Letters" which is a book I suppose you could say he wrote. "The letters" is a great book with lots of interesting information about things not mentioned anywhere else. And not as difficult as the HOME series. (I have tried it...) LOTR is outstanding, as a reading experience. __________________ And with that he lifted high his sword and flames ran down the blade

11-06-2002, 07:45 PM	#12
orlandoandsaran Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Greenwood Home Posts: 91	I've only read the Hobbit, Silmarillion and Lord of the Rings which i'm reading again now! In total, how many Tolkien books are there? __________________ Vor\|otwen Bloom spouse of Orlando Bloom.

11-06-2002, 11:34 PM	#13
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Here is a list of all books written by Tolkien. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

11-07-2002, 12:19 AM	#14
Sleeping Beauty Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somewhere between the back of the chair and the monitor Posts: 115	I have read most of the books by Tolkien and throughly enjoyed each and every one. But I must say my favorite book is the Hobbit. It's the most simplistic, and you don't have to know the histories really to sit down and enjoy. I keep it at hand on my bookshelf if I feel like I need a quiet read. It's also the best book to help get new people into Tolkien because it is so easy to understand. Bilbo is every man(and woman.) Just a little hobbit who got a little nudge out of the door and ended up on a adventure that would shape the rest of his life(if only we were so lucky...) __________________ "If I knew all of the answers, I'd run for God." ~ Klinger: MAS*H

11-07-2002, 11:32 AM	#15
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	I'm right with you, Princess! I've read LotR, Hobbit, about 1/3 of Silm. and little bits of UT. I've read a couple of adventures of Tom, but not the whole "Tales of the Perilous realm". __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

11-07-2002, 01:56 PM	#16
Novlamothien Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: A white, wintry wonderland-in the South!! Posts: 75	I have read LOTR, the Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and both Books of Lost Tales. I am working on finishing the History of Middle -earth. __________________ "He said if I had the cheek to make verses about Earendil in the house of Elrond that was my affair." ~Bilbo~

11-07-2002, 02:05 PM	#17
Helkahothion Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The inside of Legolas' lungs Posts: 1,005	If read the 3 books and I liked ttt the best because it had the most action. But it was also the hardest book to get trough. Al those different name's where confusing me. You know theodon, his son, his wife there name's where the same in some way and I could not sepperate them (well I could manage to some point some parts I had to read over before I understood, but hey it was worth it). ________ DUCATI SPORT 750 Last edited by Helkahothion; 03-07-2011 at 01:56 AM.

11-07-2002, 05:01 PM	#18
Esgal Guest Posts: n/a	I applaud everyone who has read a book of the History of Middle Earth series all the way through. I can read parts of them, but Christopher Tolkien can be really dry.... However, I adored the Silmarillion, and it's nice to get some backround on things in it from the Unfinished Tales and other books of HoME.

11-07-2002, 08:57 PM	#19
kaleidoscope Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 13	Helkahothion if you've had trouble with TTT, try reading The Silmarillion. It's way more confusing than anything in LotR. I've read The Hobbit, LotR, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. The Sil is my favorite. I want to read the Histories and I might even get around to it, someday. __________________ I'm not weird, I'm gifted.

11-10-2002, 04:07 PM	#20
VanimaEdhel Etheral Enchantress Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wellesley College! Posts: 1,461	Really? I did not find "The Silmarillion" at all confusing... I have read "The Hobbit", "Lord of the Rings", "The Silmarillion", "Unfinished Tales", "Lost Tales 1", and am in the middle of "Lost Tales 2". Those last 2 are the first two in the HoME series. I'm finishing that, since I'm 15 now, I'll have quite a few under my belt by the time I'm 25. LOL __________________ "I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time." - Hobbes of Calvin and Hobbes