• fanbois [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I absolutely adored all the LOTR books, the movies, had art books and maps and pictures and I put down the silmarillion after 150 pages because it's so utterly fucking boring. It's a cool creation myth that should have been 50 pages at most. Universe gets sung into reality, there is evil guy, cool tree, shiny jewels, some godly drama, done.

    • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah a big thing is that the Silmarillion really isn't a story book but just a giant freaking lore book. I liked it but then again I really like boring history lore shit.

      • Des [she/her, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        i was locked up with access to a nice library and man did it seem engrossing at the time lol

        • FreakingSpy [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          a discovery channel series about Middle Earth.

          Hey, they made David Attenborough shows where he just narrates dinosaurs living their lives. Maybe someone could make it work.

          I've never read the Silmarillion though, so I have no clue if it's interesting enough for that.

        • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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          edit-2
          2 years ago

          An anthology series maybe? And yeah obviously it would need some serious adapting but so did lord of the rings and those movies are amazing obviously

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      I absolutely adored all the LOTR books, the movies, had art books and maps and pictures and I put down the silmarillion after 150 pages because it’s so utterly fucking boring.

      omg so much this

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      2 years ago

      I put down the silmarillion after 150 pages because it’s so utterly fucking boring.

      The beginning of the book is far more lore heavy than story heavy. I read it cover to cover and there are definitely good parts, but its not something good for a casual read.