Quote Originally Posted by Miriel View Post
I <3 Tolkien.

People have a hard time getting through The Silmarillion because it reads more like a history textbook (although a beautifully written one) than a standard narrative. But I honestly think that The Silmarillion is the best of Tolkien's work. And he thought so too. Getting The Silmarillion published was his life's goal, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were side projects meant to tempt the publishers to give the go ahead for The Silmarillion.

Anyway, I love Tolkien. I think he was a rather brilliant man. He had a wonderful way with words.
They published it post-humously, right? Does that mean he didn't actually get to finish it up properly, and that Chris' Tolkien had to? o_O Because that's a little sad, as far as things go.