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Simon Tolkien
Yes, Tolkien. Grandson of JRRT, and I think he might be the son of CJRT. Anyway, he's doing some writing of his own, in the mystery/suspense genre, and I was wondering if anyone else had read his book(s)?
I thought his writing was... meh, it was allright. Nothing to write home about, though.
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11-26-2004, 02:57 PM
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I've never read any of his work. Now there's a name I wouldn't want to have to live up to in the literary world!
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11-26-2004, 03:12 PM
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What are some of his books called.
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11-26-2004, 03:43 PM
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He sounds like an interesting fellow. He's a barrister, which I imagine would help writing crime drama. Now I want to read one of his books.
An interview with Simon Tolkien here. An interview with the Sunday Telegraph, which describes his first book (The Stepmother) and the whole movie thing, (Simon's side at least) here. "The Stepmother" and "Final Witness" are the only books I found by him.
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11-26-2004, 09:13 PM
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Yes, he's started writing quite recently, so only has a few books out. I think the one that I read was 'Final Witness'.
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11-27-2004, 10:26 AM
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I got into reading crime drama this summer. I read three books by John Grisham.
Is S. Tolkien a little like Grisham (who is the only crime drama author I've ever read)?
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