Book order - Page 2

TinuvielChild · 04-02-2002, 05:56 PM

hey Arathorn, have you looked at your status marking recently??

i think it is rather appropriate, but i don't think you "mangle" them.

Arathorn · 04-02-2002, 06:02 PM

Yeah. Thanks Hobbit!

***Earniel*** · 04-03-2002, 04:32 PM

I've read the Hobbit, FOTR, TTT, ROTK , the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales in that order. At the moment I'm wondering how I should continue, the Letters? HoMe? and HoMe in the order of publishing? What's the best course of action?

Eruviel Greenleaf · 04-03-2002, 11:35 PM

I wouldn't really know, Earniel, but I think it's okay to read the hoME books in any order. I'm planning on reading them as I get them from the library, whatever order.

My 999th post!

Daughter of Elros · 04-06-2002, 01:50 PM

I read half of the Hobbit (my chorus teacher stole it from me about halfway through, so I had to stop. I finally bought another copy 3 days later- I couldn't wait any longer to finish) then I read FotR, TTT, RotK, and am currently reading the Silmarillion, Middle Earth from A-Z, and a Tolkien Companion I plan (in the near future) also read Unfinished Tales, the Tolkien Reader, Tales of Midddle Earth, and the Tolkien Beastiary- if any one knows of anything else written about Middle Earth, let me know!

Elf Girl · 04-08-2002, 03:40 PM

Don't let them read the Silmarillion first! It completely gives away the ending of LotR!

Menelvagor · 04-08-2002, 07:34 PM

I'm in a quandery over whether it's better to read the Hobbit first. I have a vague membory of picing up the Hobbit at the library, reading the first chapter and going 'huh?' and putting it down. And when I tried to get one of my friends to read Tolkien I loaned her the hobbit, she read the first chapter and nearly stopped (fortunately she's my friend so i was their to put her in dire peril if she gave up

).

I don't think the Hobbit is the best intro to Tolkien, it's really not representative of Middle Earth.

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 04-08-2002, 07:42 PM

Let's not forget to read Unfinished Tales between the Silmarillion and HoMe.

Elf Girl · 04-08-2002, 08:07 PM

I read The Hobbit first, I found the plot boring but the writing was enough to keep me going.

BeardofPants · 04-09-2002, 04:23 AM

I read the Hobbit initially when I was 10 and I hated it. Fortunately, when I was 14 I read LOTR (in the right order!), and loved it so much, I re-read the Hobbit, which I also loved (that time around.) Haven't read the Sil yet, or should I say, I'm in the process of reading it now, but it's quite dry reading, so I'm finding it very hard to get through.

If I had to prescribe an order to read them in, (depending on who was attempting to read them), I would say, first the LOTR, then the Hobbit, and then the Sil.

galadriel88 · 04-13-2002, 12:03 AM

Well if the Sil is anything like the Intro in FOTR, I ain't reading it! That drove me nuts, i finally decided to skip it...

Eruviel Greenleaf · 04-18-2002, 06:42 PM

I finally started the Sil. Great for airplane rides, especially as they were showing Kate and Leopold (blech. ugh.) I really like the Sil, but I don't think it's the kind of book everybody would love. It's not exactly light reading. I had to keep going back and reading bits over again.

***azalea*** · 04-18-2002, 07:49 PM

Same here.

I would recommend Hobbit first, then LotR in order, then Sil, just as they were published.

The Silmarillion is definately a bit more difficult for us "Alices", who like conversations!

emplynx · 04-19-2002, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by galadriel88
He said that's the order Tolkien intended for them to go in. Is he right?

I doubt that, the Sil was publised after his death. I read
Hobbit
LotR
Part of the Sil
Part of HotLotR

galadriel88 · 04-19-2002, 07:36 PM

Well see, I'm more of a person who like stories and stuff more than a bunch of facts. So should I read the Sil or no?

Eruviel Greenleaf · 04-19-2002, 10:59 PM

I would give it a try, see if you like it. It's not like you have to finish it if you get bored, but I would definitely suggest attempting it. I'm really liking it!

***Earniel*** · 04-20-2002, 04:15 AM

Mmm, I would too recommend to try it at least. To me the Silmarillion didn't feel like a bunch of facts, more like a collection of short stories. They're not that much an easy read, but they do give you a lot of inside info. And if you don't read it, I think you miss out on a lot. So I'd say: "Go for it!"

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 04-20-2002, 10:44 AM

Yeah, I would have to agree. Not reading the Silmarillion would be like reading the LotRs and leaving out TTT. If you don't read it, you will be missing a big chunck of Tolkien's work, plus, it would be much more difficult to undertake any of the books after that, such as UT and the HoMe series. Your adventure will end with LotRs. Also the Silmarillion would make LotRs a much better read next time you do it.

galadriel88 · 04-20-2002, 11:10 AM

Okey doke, than after I finish ROTK I will go get a copy of it!

04-02-2002, 05:56 PM	#21
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	hey Arathorn, have you looked at your status marking recently?? i think it is rather appropriate, but i don't think you "mangle" them. __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

04-02-2002, 06:02 PM	#22
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	Yeah. Thanks Hobbit! __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

04-03-2002, 04:32 PM	#23
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I've read the Hobbit, FOTR, TTT, ROTK , the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales in that order. At the moment I'm wondering how I should continue, the Letters? HoMe? and HoMe in the order of publishing? What's the best course of action? __________________ We are not things.

04-03-2002, 11:35 PM	#24
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I wouldn't really know, Earniel, but I think it's okay to read the hoME books in any order. I'm planning on reading them as I get them from the library, whatever order. My 999th post! __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

04-08-2002, 03:40 PM	#26
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Don't let them read the Silmarillion first! It completely gives away the ending of LotR! __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-06-2002, 01:50 PM	#25
Daughter of Elros Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 69	I read half of the Hobbit (my chorus teacher stole it from me about halfway through, so I had to stop. I finally bought another copy 3 days later- I couldn't wait any longer to finish) then I read FotR, TTT, RotK, and am currently reading the Silmarillion, Middle Earth from A-Z, and a Tolkien Companion I plan (in the near future) also read Unfinished Tales, the Tolkien Reader, Tales of Midddle Earth, and the Tolkien Beastiary- if any one knows of anything else written about Middle Earth, let me know!

04-08-2002, 07:34 PM	#27
Menelvagor Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: lurking on the edge of conversations Posts: 924	I'm in a quandery over whether it's better to read the Hobbit first. I have a vague membory of picing up the Hobbit at the library, reading the first chapter and going 'huh?' and putting it down. And when I tried to get one of my friends to read Tolkien I loaned her the hobbit, she read the first chapter and nearly stopped (fortunately she's my friend so i was their to put her in dire peril if she gave up ). I don't think the Hobbit is the best intro to Tolkien, it's really not representative of Middle Earth.

04-08-2002, 07:42 PM	#28
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Let's not forget to read Unfinished Tales between the Silmarillion and HoMe.

04-08-2002, 08:07 PM	#29
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	I read The Hobbit first, I found the plot boring but the writing was enough to keep me going. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-09-2002, 04:23 AM	#30
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I read the Hobbit initially when I was 10 and I hated it. Fortunately, when I was 14 I read LOTR (in the right order!), and loved it so much, I re-read the Hobbit, which I also loved (that time around.) Haven't read the Sil yet, or should I say, I'm in the process of reading it now, but it's quite dry reading, so I'm finding it very hard to get through. If I had to prescribe an order to read them in, (depending on who was attempting to read them), I would say, first the LOTR, then the Hobbit, and then the Sil. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-13-2002, 12:03 AM	#31
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	Well if the Sil is anything like the Intro in FOTR, I ain't reading it! That drove me nuts, i finally decided to skip it... __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

04-18-2002, 06:42 PM	#32
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I finally started the Sil. Great for airplane rides, especially as they were showing Kate and Leopold (blech. ugh.) I really like the Sil, but I don't think it's the kind of book everybody would love. It's not exactly light reading. I had to keep going back and reading bits over again. __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

04-18-2002, 07:49 PM	#33
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	Same here. I would recommend Hobbit first, then LotR in order, then Sil, just as they were published. The Silmarillion is definately a bit more difficult for us "Alices", who like conversations!

04-19-2002, 07:36 PM	#35
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	Well see, I'm more of a person who like stories and stuff more than a bunch of facts. So should I read the Sil or no? __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

04-19-2002, 10:59 PM	#36
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I would give it a try, see if you like it. It's not like you have to finish it if you get bored, but I would definitely suggest attempting it. I'm really liking it! __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

04-20-2002, 04:15 AM	#37
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Mmm, I would too recommend to try it at least. To me the Silmarillion didn't feel like a bunch of facts, more like a collection of short stories. They're not that much an easy read, but they do give you a lot of inside info. And if you don't read it, I think you miss out on a lot. So I'd say: "Go for it!" __________________ We are not things.

04-20-2002, 10:44 AM	#38
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Yeah, I would have to agree. Not reading the Silmarillion would be like reading the LotRs and leaving out TTT. If you don't read it, you will be missing a big chunck of Tolkien's work, plus, it would be much more difficult to undertake any of the books after that, such as UT and the HoMe series. Your adventure will end with LotRs. Also the Silmarillion would make LotRs a much better read next time you do it.

04-20-2002, 11:10 AM	#39
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	Okey doke, than after I finish ROTK I will go get a copy of it! __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

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