N0V0S t1_iu993lw wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Reply to comment by drmirage809 in Feanor's Speech: The best in all of Fantasy Literature by CanadianCultureKings

It was a difficult read for me but worth it. I don't have a background education in literature beyond a couple 101 courses I took for credit in uni. If you're in the same boat I reccomend reading alongside a podcast that breaks it down.

For me this broke the book down into manageable chunks, helped link larger ideas and themes together, and provided some context from the world of literature that Tolkien came up in.

drmirage809 t1_iu9c4d2 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:53 PM

I did read Lord of the Rings when I was 15 and Dune last year (another series I need to read more of). Got sucked into The Odyssey and Illiad a bit in the meantime. Those last two are something alright. I think I should be able to handle it if I put my mind to it.