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Whats the best order to read Tolkien's work in if you're already familar and have read the hobbit before and some of lotr
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▶ No.13762>>13763
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▶ No.13763
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▶ No.13764
I imagine finishing LoTR would be a good start. Though, with the movies you only need to read Silmarillion for the shitposting.
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▶ No.13771
>>13761 (OP)
>some of lotr
Finish the damn books. Then read either Children of Hurin or Silmarillion, whichever is more your speed.
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▶ No.13979>>13982
This might be a dead thread but does anyone else have a love hate relationship with the Hobbit?
I enjoy reading most of it but I think the barrels sequence took me out of it. Idk it seemed dumb.
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▶ No.13982>>13986
>>13979
I found the barrels scene fine. The Hobbit is a lighthearted fairy-tale children's story at its core.
Did you see the lotr films before reading it? There's a bit of a feedback loop in the cultural consciousness that muddy's the distinct tones of each book imo.
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▶ No.13986
>>13982
Yeah I've seen the Lotr films and the first two Hobbit ones. Couldn't say I enjoyed the Hobbit ones. Didn't realize how much Jackson butchered it.
>The Hobbit is a lighthearted fairy-tale children's story at its core.
Yeah it's not as devolved as Tolkien's other works because I don't think he expected it to be successful enough for a sequel.
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