Review: 'New' Tolkien splendidly rewarding

cnn ^ | Bruce DeSilva

[metmom]

I started reading the series back in the early 70’s in high school. This sounds good. I’ll have to buy myself a copy, too.

[SunkenCiv]

related:

New Tolkien epic to be released in April
CBC Arts | March 26, 2007
Posted on 03/26/2007 6:21:35 PM EDT by Caleb1411
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1807121/posts

[SuziQ]

My glasses are in the living room but there is Algebra taking place in there and I dare not enter.

Sounds series!

[athelass]

My copy arrived today! It’s beautiful. The illustrations are fabulous. Of course, I skipped through it to see them first. I’ve only read the preface so far. I’ll start the story tomorrow. I’ve read it before in it’s other forms, but this is going to be fantastic!

[JohnnyZ]

Now all I need is Sam Raimi to direct The Hobbit and my Middle Earth life will be complete!

[maquiladora]

There's still no official word on Sam Raimi making The Hobbit, though he has gone on the record recently saying that he'd love to do it if Peter Jackson gave his blessing.

Considering Pete is a huge Evil Dead fan and pretty much resigned to not being able to make The Hobbit with New Line anymore, I can't see why he wouldn't give Sam full support.

[GretchenM]

Readers who took up such books hoping for another Rings saga or charming yarn such as "The Hobbit" abandoned them after a few pages.

Now how can you say, "I have read all of Tolkien’s versions of that story, as well as the Kalevala, part of which the story was based on," when it's refuted right there in print!

(Congrats on your hard work.)