It’s worth it! I only read it last year and it gave me a whole new level of appreciation for the other stories.
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nutomic@lemmy.ml 2 months agoI definitely plan to read the Silmarillion, because the history of middle earth sounds so interesting.
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imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Once you’ve read the Silmarillion, there’s also The Children of Húrin. If you start from the Hobbit > LOTR > Silmarillion > CoH, it’s basically a steady progression of increasing epicness and tragedy.
I suppose the Silmarillion is the most epic, but Children of Húrin is the most intensely tragic.
morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
It’s a very different style. I couldn’t slog through it
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
It’s a great book!