J.R.R. Tolkien's "Beren and Lúthien" will be published next year
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I love JRR Tolkien, but I always have trouble reading the stuff that his son releases in his father's name.
I bought The Children of Húrin when it first came out but I still haven't read it yet. Aside from The Silmarillion, I haven't read any of J.R.R. works edited by Christopher. Unless Roverandom counts. I don't remember if Christopher edited that one at all.
I didn't know Children of Húrin was edited strongly by Christopher when I read it, I liked it as a classic tragedy. It's not a light, fun read 
. But I do dislike what I heard from and about the guy otherwise, so I'll wait to see what people think of Beren and Lúthien.
Still haven't read Roverandum, have it sitting here for years...
. But I do dislike what I heard from and about the guy otherwise, so I'll wait to see what people think of Beren and Lúthien. Still haven't read Roverandum, have it sitting here for years...
Roverandom is a quick, fun read. I highly recommend it. Plus, as it was originally composed, it's a great bedtime story.I didn't know Children of Húrin was edited strongly by Christopher when I read it, I liked it as a classic tragedy. It's not a light, fun read
Still haven't read Roverandum, have it sitting here for years...
I'm buying this regardless. While I'd prefer something more like The Children of Hurin, where CJRT integrated all of the extant manuscripts of the story through its evolution into a seamless whole, it sounds like this will be more in the style of the History of Middle-Earth volumes, with each evolution of the story presented. Hurin, I thought, was a good way of presenting that story in a way that wouldn't intimidate the casual reader.
Now I wonder if we'll see a "Fall of Gondolin" book.
Now I wonder if we'll see a "Fall of Gondolin" book.
I enjoy Tolkien. I am curious to see how it is.
And the scraping of the bottom of the barrel continues. But I guess when you have a gravy train, it's hard to stop.
And I'm really not trying to dis JRR Tolkien; as were he alive annd in control, he probably would never have released this as he was VERY meticulous and particular about his work, and I'm sure there's still a small Library of work that he never would have thought ready for release.
And I'm really not trying to dis JRR Tolkien; as were he alive annd in control, he probably would never have released this as he was VERY meticulous and particular about his work, and I'm sure there's still a small Library of work that he never would have thought ready for release.
And yet he claims he's being protective of his father's work by not selling the film rights for The Silmarillion.
Do you really want Hollywood to get their hands on it though? The man will soon be 92 years old. He won't live forever.And yet he claims he's being protective of his father's work by not selling the film rights for The Silmarillion.
He still keeps a stool he sat on when he was six where his father would tell him his stories-he obviously is strongly attached to both the works and his father's legacy.
Part of me wants to see an epic silmarillion from the first chorus of the ainulindale to the sinking of Numenor and an ominous vision of the Dagor Dagorath. Another part of me doesn't fearing it will be ruined by shally, money crazed execs.
Tolkien is the grandfather of fantasy-most staple tropes and ideas go back to him and the ideas he synthesized, I eagerly await the writer who can escape his shadow and do so in a way that ensures their work lasts another hundred years-I don't expect to see it.
Actually, I would love to see someone like HBO or Netlfix do an anthology series of The Silmarillion. I think that's the best way to adapt that novel: In segments.Do you really want Hollywood to get their hands on it though? The man will soon be 92 years old. He won't live forever.And yet he claims he's being protective of his father's work by not selling the film rights for The Silmarillion.
Its like the bible it takes place over thousands of years with a large and mostly non-human cast. Be a bit difficult to do you think?
How so? I'm not expecting the whole thing in a single set of episodes (8, 10, 13, whatever). That's why I suggested an anthology series which would allow the show runner(s) to jump around and focus on particular parts of the novel for each season. As for production costs, Game of Thrones has shown that it can be done.
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And a cast that's always changing, often episode by episode.
Yes my point exactly
I don't think the cast changeover would be as frequent as episode to episode, rather it would be season to season. Fargo, True Detective, and American Horror Story (and presumably American Crime Story) all show you can do a successful show with a rotating cast.
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