I'm having trouble reading the Silmarillion

EllethValatari · 10-16-2010, 10:59 PM

Welcome Elennar!

Interesting approach-I wouldn't think to suggest reading certain better chapters before others-then again I'm the type of person that insists upon reading a book from cover to cover. Each to his own

Elennár · 10-16-2010, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EllethValatari

Welcome Elennar!

Interesting approach-I wouldn't think to suggest reading certain better chapters before others-then again I'm the type of person that insists upon reading a book from cover to cover. Each to his own

Hello EllethValatari! Normally, I wouldn't use this approach for a novel either. Thankfully though, as the Silmarillion isn't exactly linear or continuous, people can still enjoy it this way; and then come back and read the whole thing.

***Valandil*** · 10-17-2010, 07:17 AM

I also agree with EllethValatari. While the stories are episodic, they also build one upon another. And to pick up a story in the middle, without knowing what the background is, I think could still leave the reader with a very unclear picture. If that has worked for some of you - that's fine. It doesn't work for me.

10-16-2010, 10:59 PM	#1
EllethValatari Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United States Posts: 401	Welcome Elennar! Interesting approach-I wouldn't think to suggest reading certain better chapters before others-then again I'm the type of person that insists upon reading a book from cover to cover. Each to his own __________________ Elleth Valatari "We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Our myths may be misguided, but they steer however shakily towards the true harbour, while materialistic 'progress' leads only to a yawning abyss and the Iron Crown of the power of evil." — J.R.R. Tolkien

10-17-2010, 07:17 AM	#3
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	I also agree with EllethValatari. While the stories are episodic, they also build one upon another. And to pick up a story in the middle, without knowing what the background is, I think could still leave the reader with a very unclear picture. If that has worked for some of you - that's fine. It doesn't work for me. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

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