Which Book did you like the best ? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Haldir · 03-22-2002, 12:31 PM

Which Book did you like the best ?

- The Silmarilon, ME History

- Unfinished Tales, More Info about ME and it's Heroes

- The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins Adventure

- The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Hobbits Of The Shire

- The Two Towers, Gollum and Saruman Greatest Book

- The Return Of The King, Aragorn Gets To Gondor

I liked it best in this order:

1) The Hobbit (There And Back Again)
2) The Two Towers
3) The Fellowship Of The Ring
4) Unfinished Tales
5) The Return Of The King
6) The Silmarilon

Raefindel · 03-22-2002, 12:38 PM

Haldir, check out what I said on "which First" I seem to have picked up a new compilation of Tolkien's wrirings or an old one under a new name. Could really use everyone's help deciding the best order of reading. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

GollumsPrecious · 03-22-2002, 12:46 PM

1. The Silmarillion
2. The Lord Of The Rings
3. Unfinished Tales
4. Complete History Of Middle Earth
5. The Hobbit

Paul.

Bruce MacCulloch · 03-22-2002, 01:01 PM

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I seem to have picked up a new compilation of Tolkien's wrirings or an old one under a new name.

Raefindel, I mentioned this in your thread, as well. What you have gotten hold of is not a new compilation. It's volume 6 of the History of Middle Earth series, which you will see if you look again at the list of books in HoME that is in the front of it.

alaklondewen · 03-22-2002, 01:43 PM

1)The Return of the King
2)The Fellowship of the Ring
3)The Two Towers
4)The Hobbit

I'm working on the Silmarillion now, so that will be placed when I'm done. I've never read Unfinished Tales.

Haldir, what is it about the Hobbit that makes it your favorite?

Haldir · 03-22-2002, 02:55 PM

you should read the Unfinished Tales,
I've just finished it, and it's much
more better then The Silmarilon,
unfortunetly, I read all those books
on Hebrew (I live in Israel and my
English isn't that good), so the only
books that were translated are:
The Hobbit, 3 books of LOTR, Silmarilion
and Unfinished Tales (and that the order
that most of the people read it)

so, now I have no Tolkien Book to read [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

[ March 22, 2002: Message edited by: Haldir ]

alaklondewen · 03-22-2002, 04:37 PM

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you should read the Unfinished Tales

I hope to someday read every word Tolkien has written on paper [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Lomelinde · 03-22-2002, 05:18 PM

I thought the Silmarillion was sheer genius...I loved the rich and complex history and mythology that Tolkien wove in it and was duly impressed with the fact that he came up with complete geography, history, languages, and characters by himself.It really helped shed some light on the events the characters in LOTR referred to and why they behaved the way they did.Tolkien truly had a great mind and the Silmarillion confirmed that. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

03-22-2002, 08:19 PM

1. The Silmarillion
2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. The Return of the King
4. The Two Towers
5. Unfinished Tales
6. The Hobbit

Glim Iceholder · 03-22-2002, 09:06 PM

The Silmarillion
LOTR
Unfinished Tales
The Hobbit

Now I need to sink my teeth into the HoME series.

Gorin Icearms · 03-22-2002, 09:11 PM

I liked "The Two Towers" best. I especially liked the part with Shelob. (Which is ironic because I hate spiders [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img])

Weber · 03-22-2002, 09:40 PM

Reuturn of the king is the one i like best.

Melian · 03-27-2002, 06:11 AM

About LotR... I just love the three of them. Each one has something that I like, probably because it´s just one huge book!
I can say that the Sil is my favourite, but I probably like it because I´ve already read LotR, hehe.
I´m working on the Unfinished Tales and I like it very much so far.

Greycloak · 03-27-2002, 07:04 AM

I liked the Two Towers best.

Nufaciel · 03-27-2002, 10:52 AM

1. The Silmarillion
2. The Lord of the Rings
3. Unfinished Tales
4. Morgoth's Ring
5. The Hobbit

I'm still working on the others.

03-22-2002, 12:31 PM	#1
Haldir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 40	Which Book did you like the best ? Which Book did you like the best ? - The Silmarilon, ME History - Unfinished Tales, More Info about ME and it's Heroes - The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins Adventure - The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Hobbits Of The Shire - The Two Towers, Gollum and Saruman Greatest Book - The Return Of The King, Aragorn Gets To Gondor I liked it best in this order: 1) The Hobbit (There And Back Again) 2) The Two Towers 3) The Fellowship Of The Ring 4) Unfinished Tales 5) The Return Of The King 6) The Silmarilon __________________ "In place of a Lord you shall have a Queen, not Dark but Beautiful and Terrible as the Dawn, Treacherous as the Sea, Stronger than the foundations of the Earth all shall love me and dispair"

03-22-2002, 12:38 PM	#2
Raefindel Sword of the Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,313	Haldir, check out what I said on "which First" I seem to have picked up a new compilation of Tolkien's wrirings or an old one under a new name. Could really use everyone's help deciding the best order of reading. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] __________________ Blessed be the Lord my Strength, Who trained my hands for war and my fingers to fight. Psallm 144:1

03-22-2002, 12:46 PM	#3
GollumsPrecious Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: UK Posts: 21	1. The Silmarillion 2. The Lord Of The Rings 3. Unfinished Tales 4. Complete History Of Middle Earth 5. The Hobbit Paul. __________________ Ugluk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob bubhosh skai'...

03-22-2002, 01:43 PM	#5
alaklondewen Song of Seregon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Following the road less traveled Posts: 1,193	1)The Return of the King 2)The Fellowship of the Ring 3)The Two Towers 4)The Hobbit I'm working on the Silmarillion now, so that will be placed when I'm done. I've never read Unfinished Tales. Haldir, what is it about the Hobbit that makes it your favorite? __________________ At last I understand why we have waited! This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away!

03-22-2002, 02:55 PM	#6
Haldir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 40	you should read the Unfinished Tales, I've just finished it, and it's much more better then The Silmarilon, unfortunetly, I read all those books on Hebrew (I live in Israel and my English isn't that good), so the only books that were translated are: The Hobbit, 3 books of LOTR, Silmarilion and Unfinished Tales (and that the order that most of the people read it) so, now I have no Tolkien Book to read [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] [ March 22, 2002: Message edited by: Haldir ] __________________ "In place of a Lord you shall have a Queen, not Dark but Beautiful and Terrible as the Dawn, Treacherous as the Sea, Stronger than the foundations of the Earth all shall love me and dispair"

03-22-2002, 05:18 PM	#8
Lomelinde Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ha! Wouldn't you like to know? Posts: 80	I thought the Silmarillion was sheer genius...I loved the rich and complex history and mythology that Tolkien wove in it and was duly impressed with the fact that he came up with complete geography, history, languages, and characters by himself.It really helped shed some light on the events the characters in LOTR referred to and why they behaved the way they did.Tolkien truly had a great mind and the Silmarillion confirmed that. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ The Dwarf breathes so loud I could've shot him in the dark, drunk, blindfolded and hanging upside down from a tree.

03-22-2002, 08:19 PM	#9
Ringil Guest Posts: n/a	1. The Silmarillion 2. The Fellowship of the Ring 3. The Return of the King 4. The Two Towers 5. Unfinished Tales 6. The Hobbit

03-22-2002, 09:06 PM	#10
Glim Iceholder Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 24	The Silmarillion LOTR Unfinished Tales The Hobbit Now I need to sink my teeth into the HoME series.

03-22-2002, 09:11 PM	#11
Gorin Icearms Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 67	I liked "The Two Towers" best. I especially liked the part with Shelob. (Which is ironic because I hate spiders [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]) __________________ The Moon is Rising! Oh hey, I'm a wight now. WORSHIP ME IN ALL MY WIGHTNESS!!! MUAHAHAHA!!

03-22-2002, 09:40 PM	#12
Weber Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 31	Reuturn of the king is the one i like best. __________________ Luinevaug

03-27-2002, 06:11 AM	#13
Melian Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 27	About LotR... I just love the three of them. Each one has something that I like, probably because it´s just one huge book! I can say that the Sil is my favourite, but I probably like it because I´ve already read LotR, hehe. I´m working on the Unfinished Tales and I like it very much so far. __________________ "Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."

03-27-2002, 07:04 AM	#14
Greycloak Animated Skeleton Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 28	I liked the Two Towers best.

03-27-2002, 10:52 AM	#15
Nufaciel Wight Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 133	1. The Silmarillion 2. The Lord of the Rings 3. Unfinished Tales 4. Morgoth's Ring 5. The Hobbit I'm still working on the others. __________________ Member of Pervy Elf Fanciers Anonymous...I need professional help.