tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post2721219273972237194..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey CarpenterAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-57239388147700515512019-03-26T22:08:43.729+00:002019-03-26T22:08:43.729+00:00The biopic looks very odd. Tolkien's real life...The biopic looks very odd. Tolkien's real life as an academic was somewhat less flash than the movie suggests.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-88183039941676955182019-03-24T10:43:22.476+00:002019-03-24T10:43:22.476+00:00I'm surprised you didn't mention the upcom...I'm surprised you didn't mention the upcoming biopic (which probably draws heavily on Carpenter's biography).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-81879894603549716302019-03-23T18:24:56.004+00:002019-03-23T18:24:56.004+00:00oh Tolkien books! I have a bit of a long comment h...oh Tolkien books! I have a bit of a long comment here, but bear with me.<br /><br />main, can't miss ones are:<br /><br />- The Hobbit<br />- The Lord of the Rings<br />- The Silmarillion<br />- Unfinished Tales<br />- The History of Middle-earth<br />- The Children of Hurin<br />- Beren and Luthien<br />- The Fall of Gondolin<br />- Tales From the Perilous Realm<br />- The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun<br />- The Fall of Arthur<br />- Beowulf<br />- The Story of Kullervo<br /><br />Some other great books to check out include:<br /><br />- The Annotated Hobbit<br />- The History of The Hobbit<br />- The Lord of the Rings Reader's Companion (is included with the 60th Anniversary Revised boxed set of The Lord of the Rings)<br />- The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-earth<br />- The Chronology & Reader's Guide boxed set<br />- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (with the other poems)<br />- The Letters of father Christmas<br />- Carpenter's biography (this post)<br />- The Road to Middle-earth<br />- On Fairy-Stories<br />- Artist and Illustrator<br />- The Art of The Hobbit<br />- The Art of The Lord of the Rings<br />- The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun<br />- A Secret Vice<br />- The Fellowship (The Literary Lives of the Inklings)<br /><br />Look those up, depending on your interest level of Tolkien, as well as what you're after. All are great, in their own ways. insurrbutionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042968205118806388noreply@blogger.com