After that, the remaining of the book tells a different and evolved version of Beren and Luthien’s story again, except that this time it’s in verses and poetry format for 100 pages long rather than prose. The introduction and notes were 40 pages long, then the Tale of Tinuviel (Luthien) was told in prose form for 50 pages.
By this, what I mean is that the story isn’t adapted into a standard novel format. It wasn’t the story of Beren and Luthien itself that didn’t work for me, it’s the overall structure of this book. Although I’m super happy that I approached The Children of Hurin without knowing anything about it and ended up loving it, I wish I have known about the overall content of Beren and Luthien before I bought it because I wouldn’t have bought it. Beren and Luthien isn’t like The Children of Hurin. It’s pretty much a standard standalone fantasy novel format with a self-contained story that can be read and enjoyed by anyone who loves fantasy novel. The novel begins with a preface from Christopher Tolkien, then the story starts and continues until the end without break in prose form. The Children of Hurin has a novel format with a standalone story. Unlike The Children of Hurin, unless you’re a lover of poetry or you’re a diehard Tolkien fans, I doubt the overall content of this book will be enjoyable to read.
0 kommentar(er)
