Fascinating, and even inspired me to use Elvish in some of my art projects and to track down Elvish fonts for computers ...
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A reader for 65 years now. I prefer a lot of variety although I've been allergic to "bestsellers" for a long time now. A resident of Hawaii, USA.
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Review of "The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
NARN I CHIN HURIN = TALE OF THE CHILDREN OF HURIN; ED. BY CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN. by J.R.R. Tolkien
The ‘Great Tale’ of The Children of Húrin, set during the legendary time before The Lord of the Rings. Morgoth, …
Dancing Treefrog rated Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth: 5 stars
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth is a collection of stories and essays by J. R. R. Tolkien that were …
Dancing Treefrog rated Tolkien Bestiary: 2 stars
Dancing Treefrog rated The Silmarillion: 5 stars
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative …
Dancing Treefrog rated The Return of the King: 5 stars
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the …
Dancing Treefrog rated The Book of Lost Tales, Part One: 5 stars
The Book of Lost Tales, Part One by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (History of Middle-earth (1))
The story begins with a man named Eriol, as he lands on the 'Lonely Island' mythical prehistory England. While traveling …
Dancing Treefrog reviewed Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card
Review of 'Lost Boys' on 'Goodreads'
Well, I haven't read the book. I read the extremely powerful and emotionally effecting short story that he later diluted into the book. I think the short story may well be influential on a lot of the present-day campaigns to find lost children, and to find and capture sociopaths who abuse and kill children.
The short story may be available in electronic form from sites that sell short stories electronically, I don't know, but the short story is recommended!
Review of 'Smith of Wootton Major / Farmer Giles of Ham' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Tolkien - lighter, shorter, with a wicked sense of humor. Excellent!
Dancing Treefrog rated Red prophet: 2 stars
Red prophet by Orson Scott Card (Tales of Alvin Maker)
Age rating: PG-13, make sure you've had the birds and the bees talk for this and the rest of the …
The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien (History of Middle-earth (2))
The stories continues from "Part I", and begins with Eriol, having spent spent many days at the 'Cottage of Lost …
The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of …
Review of 'Children of the Mind (Ender, Book 4) (Ender Quartet)' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I was disappointed with this. Much less involving than the three earlier books. Much buildup to a dull, disappointing ending.
Dancing Treefrog rated Speaker for the dead: 5 stars
Speaker for the dead by Orson Scott Card (Ender (2))
Ender Wiggin, the hero and scapegoat of mass alien destruction in Ender's Game, receives a chance at redemption in this …
Dancing Treefrog reviewed Bored of the rings by Jean Little
Review of 'Bored of the rings' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Harvard Lampoon doing what it does best.