what books to read? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the guy who be short · 02-27-2003, 02:40 PM

aiya atani,
i have read the hobbit, lotr, silmarillion and am reading the histories of middle earth. what shall i read next? please make a list

HCIsland · 02-27-2003, 03:22 PM

This is just me, but I really enjoy much of the stuff in Unfinished Tales.

H.C.

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-27-2003, 03:27 PM

Here's the Book List on the main site.

**The Saucepan Man** · 02-27-2003, 06:55 PM

I'm reading the Unfinished Tales at the moment, having just finished the Silmarillion, and would strongly recommend it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

zifnab · 02-28-2003, 11:29 AM

I will take it one step further from The Saucepan Man's recommendation of reading UT by saying it is an essential, even border line fundamentaly part of the process. I would stop reading HOME and focus on UT.

Inderjit Sanghera · 02-28-2003, 11:45 AM

If you want to read HoME with the Silmarillion or U.T then read volumes 10-12.

Legolas · 02-28-2003, 02:14 PM

Recommended reading order:

The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Letters of JRR Tolkien, HoME 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 3, and 6-9.

[ February 28, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ]

Guinevere · 02-28-2003, 03:06 PM

I would also recommend reading "Tree and Leaf" which contains Tolkiens famous essay "On Fairy-stories" and "Leaf by Niggle" .
Tolkien wrote this when he was in the beginning of composing LotR, and it is very interesting and touching.

lathspell · 02-28-2003, 03:14 PM

I just bought the letters of J.R.R. Tolkien... you might wanna read them as well.

**The Saucepan Man** · 02-28-2003, 05:54 PM

Quote:

The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Letters of JRR Tolkien, HoME 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 3, and 6-9.

I have never seen JRRT's letters in any of the book-shops that I have been to (including, recently, Foyles and the other mega-book stores on Charing Cross Road), so I was planning on delving into some of the HoME after the Unfinished Tales. I was just interested to know, Legolas, why you recommend reading the letters first?

02-27-2003, 02:40 PM	#1
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	what books to read? aiya atani, i have read the hobbit, lotr, silmarillion and am reading the histories of middle earth. what shall i read next? please make a list

02-27-2003, 03:22 PM	#2
HCIsland Zombie Cannibal Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,000	This is just me, but I really enjoy much of the stuff in Unfinished Tales. H.C. __________________ "Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed myself. Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse yet lay in the dregs." -Denethor

02-27-2003, 03:27 PM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Here's the Book List on the main site. __________________ '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...'

02-27-2003, 06:55 PM	#4
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	I'm reading the Unfinished Tales at the moment, having just finished the Silmarillion, and would strongly recommend it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

02-28-2003, 11:29 AM	#5
zifnab Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: omni-presence Posts: 329	I will take it one step further from The Saucepan Man's recommendation of reading UT by saying it is an essential, even border line fundamentaly part of the process. I would stop reading HOME and focus on UT. __________________ Facebook.

02-28-2003, 11:45 AM	#6
Inderjit Sanghera Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wolverhampton, England Posts: 716	If you want to read HoME with the Silmarillion or U.T then read volumes 10-12. __________________ “If I’m more of an influence on your son as a rapper then you are as a father then you've got to look at yourself as a parent” ~>Ice Cube. "Life is so beautiful"->Don Vito Corleone

02-28-2003, 02:14 PM	#7
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	Recommended reading order: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Letters of JRR Tolkien, HoME 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 3, and 6-9. [ February 28, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ] __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.

02-28-2003, 03:06 PM	#8
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	I would also recommend reading "Tree and Leaf" which contains Tolkiens famous essay "On Fairy-stories" and "Leaf by Niggle" . Tolkien wrote this when he was in the beginning of composing LotR, and it is very interesting and touching. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

02-28-2003, 03:14 PM	#9
lathspell Regenerating Ringkeeper Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 757	I just bought the letters of J.R.R. Tolkien... you might wanna read them as well. __________________ 'You?' cried Frodo. 'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'