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> an entire (interminable, excruciating) chapter of The Silmarillion I’ve read The Silmarillion easily more than 20 times and I swear Of Beleriand and its Real
by rimunroe 2y ago
> an entire (interminable, excruciating) chapter of The Silmarillion
I’ve read The Silmarillion easily more than 20 times and I swear Of Beleriand and its Realms gets longer every time I read it.
- jfengel 2y agoI just wish it had been relegated to an appendix. A lot of people drop Silmarillion there, but you can just skip it and get on to much better material. It could be replaced on first read with a decent map. Or even a mediocre map. Or nothing; you just don't need it.
- thaumasiotes 2y ago> I just wish it had been relegated to an appendix. It was; it wasn't even published.
- bombcar 2y agoMost of the Silmarillion can be read out of order, if you want. That should have been made more clear to the "casual" reader (as if casual readers pick it up!).
- devilbunny 2y ago[dead]