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   Silmarillion ever. In fact to some the book (and, to a lesser extent, LotR also) may at first seem difficult to get into. I could not at first enjoy the reading, but I went ahead nonetheless; luckily I did so, because by the time the story got to the Noldor princes and their conflict, it became truly great and I could no more put it down - to the extent that I managed to read (or rather, decipher) it in English, though I had at the time never seen a text written in that kind of English. 

Edited by Swanhild - January 14 2007 at 19:59

Poll Question: What is your favorite book and why?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
The Silmarillion	8	[33.33%]
The Hobbit	3	[12.50%]
The Lord Of The Rings	13	[54.17%]
other	0	[0.00%]
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Swanhild Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 09 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 133	Posted: January 13 2007 at 19:40
	Silmarillion ever. In fact to some the book (and, to a lesser extent, LotR also) may at first seem difficult to get into. I could not at first enjoy the reading, but I went ahead nonetheless; luckily I did so, because by the time the story got to the Noldor princes and their conflict, it became truly great and I could no more put it down - to the extent that I managed to read (or rather, decipher) it in English, though I had at the time never seen a text written in that kind of English. Edited by Swanhild - January 14 2007 at 19:59

The Miracle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427	Posted: January 13 2007 at 20:12
	I haven't read Semarillion yet. Out of the other two, LotR definitely.
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bluetailfly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 28 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1383	Posted: January 13 2007 at 20:27
	You know, the Lord of the Rings trilogy is an amazing work of fantasy, but The Hobbit captivated me more, I don't know why. I found it a bit of a chore to read TLOTR. Probably due to high expectations and all. But there were parts of the Hobbit that just took me completely away. It was like I could spend hours reading it and never realize that time was passing...fantastic experience.
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sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: January 14 2007 at 09:35
	The Silmarillion. Its a stunning piece of wrok and a culmination of Tolkiens work. Its what he started on in the trenches of WWI and what he was working on at the time of his death. I agree with Raffaella that Unfinished Stories has some great parts that could have added to the Silmarillion and fleshed out the tales there with extra infromation and depth but that doesnt detract from it.
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tuxon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502	Posted: January 14 2007 at 12:02
	I prefer The Lord Of Tbe Rings, loved The Hobbit, and find Silmarillion very intriging. The most intriging aspect is the fact that The Lord Of the Rings is merely a footnote in the Silmarillion saga. Though I would have loved to see a further worked out tale of the Silmarillion saga (Béren en Luthién if I remember these names correctly) Should have been just as grand a tale as LOTR.
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Swanhild Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 09 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 133	Posted: January 14 2007 at 20:06
	Unfinished Tales has a fine (even if not quite complete) version of "Túrin Turambar", and also a good retelling of the beginning of the tale of Tuor, proceeding from the beginning of the tale through his arriving in Gondolin. There is also a (very worth reading) full version of the Fall of Gondolin in the Book of Lost Tales. Edited by Swanhild - January 14 2007 at 20:09

Norbert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506	Posted: January 16 2007 at 08:15
	The Silmarillion. It's sometimes like real mythology from the ancient times, it goes far beyond the borders of usual phantasy literature, far more than LOTR.