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I first read the Silmarillion 20 years ago and then re-read it last year. What struck me is how short it actually is, compared to the sense of scale that I rem
by dasil003 4y ago
I first read the Silmarillion 20 years ago and then re-read it last year. What struck me is how short it actually is, compared to the sense of scale that I remembered. Of course the Silmarillion is cherrypicked from decades of manuscripts, so I guess it shouldn't be surprising that it conveys a sense of mythological world-building depth beyond its page count.
- rightbyte 4y agoDo you recommend reading it or is there a risk it "destroys the mysticism"? Usually I find the worst thing to do in fantasy is to read up on the lore.
- sgt101 4y agoIt's a long time since I read it, but as I remember it there is 0 chance of the mysticism being destroyed! It's basically the ur mythos of his world.
- incanus77 4y agoOh no, it's definitely enhances! It's not merely descriptive of what happened, and it doesn't break the fourth wall or step out of the story. As much as LOTR was the tale of the Ring collected, compiled, and related essentially by Bilbo and Frodo, The Silmarillion is the creation stories assembled by the elves and first men. It's very in-world.
- rightbyte 4y ago> It's very in-world. Thanks that is what I wanted to hear.
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