05-15-2003, 06:31 PM | #1 |
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Tolkien: Man and Myth
A book by Joseph Pearce, and an extremely interesting book indeed. It deals a good deal with Tolkien, his faith, and, of especial interest to me, his Catholic/Christian view on mythology. A spectacular book, which I am immensely enjoying, and which I would recommend to anyone interested in Tolkien and/or his world (unless they can't stand stuff dealing with Christianity, as there is a good deal of it in this). Tremendously good book.
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05-15-2003, 10:45 PM | #2 |
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So has anyone read? Or plan to read it?
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05-16-2003, 12:26 AM | #3 |
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No. I have no plans to read it.
Sorry, I just wanted to support your thread, Gwai. Thanks for starting one. |
05-16-2003, 07:13 AM | #4 |
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I have read it (except from the two last chapters), and think it was a good biography. It's a long time ago, it was the first Tolkien-biography I read...
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05-16-2003, 02:42 PM | #5 |
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I'll keep an eye out for this book - it sounds interesting. There are so many books about Tolkien around that it's difficult to know where to start, so thanks for the recommendation
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