Customer Reviews

A Tolkien Treasury

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There is very little value in the information held in this book, but for Tolkien fans, there's still some interesting quotes and poems to pick through. The artistic work really is spectacular. It's a good gift, it's an attractive volume that is of a high quality. I haven't tried out any of the recipes, but they look interesting enough. If anything, it's a volume that you can give to the Tolkien fan that thinks they've got it all.

An essay of Auden's does appear in the book. It is, in fact, a hodgepodge of Tolkien related material, mostly essays (including a short biography) but also stories set in Middle Earth, songs, poems, word games, and even recipies written by other authors. It is an interseting look at Tolkien fandom. I found the black & white interior illustrations simply breathtaking the first time I saw this book. For me, it is the most important Tolkien related book not actually written by him, and the one that is most worth having. I found it at a library over ten years ago, and recently gave up hope of ever seeing it again, but here it is. Be sure to look at my "So You'd Like to Take a Trip There and Back Again through Tokien's World?" Guide.

This book will fit in the palm of your hand. Read the discription carefully and note size. Also the book is 93 pages not 128. It looks like the big book but is not even close to the same book. It is Edited by Alida Becker, Illustrations by Michael Green, Color Illustrations by Tim Kirk. A Running Press Miniture Edition. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE COVER!

This book is NOT illustrated by the Brothers Hildebrandt (nor is it written by Daniel Grotta). I was looking for Hildebrandt artwork, so I was completely disappointed.

It's a nice little book, that's it. It has some poems about Tolkien and his world with no rhymes (mostly) and some quotes. Some older people or some professors :) might like it, but not me. The only reason I gave it three stars is because it had two funny poems in there.