With annotated text and illustrations on every page, this really gives you a sense of Tolkien's impressive world building and artwork. He essentially revised the basic text twice over 30 years, with corrections and changes to make it consistent and canonical to the rest of his works about Middle-earth. There are 8 full-color glossy pages in this annotated version, which makes me want to seek out larger reproductions or exhibits of the originals.
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J. J. Zepfanman @...readers wants to read Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.
Breq is both …
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers started reading Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers rated Secret Service: 3 stars
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers started reading Secret Service by Mark Millar
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers reviewed The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
2002 Annotated (Revised & Expanded Edition)
4 stars
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers rated Knight Owl: 4 stars
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, …
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers started reading How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Made it through the introduction. Shelfing it for a more practical time, but already a bit more enlightened!
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers started reading Anti-Racist Writing Workshop by Felicia Rose Chavez
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers reviewed Slaves for Peanuts by Jori Lewis
A new perspective on slavery, as it was in Africa from the 1890s to 1900s.
5 stars
J. J. Zepfanman @...readers finished reading Slaves for Peanuts by Jori Lewis
A deep study of a few former slaves in western Africa, told through correspondence, maps, photos, and the peanut trade. Highly recommended!
I really enjoyed the details and humor that Hirsch put into writing this memoir. I read straight through chapter 12 (Blow Out). Then I skipped to the films I wanted to know more about and finally, finishing the last 50 pages.