The Children of Hurin
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Author: J.R.R. TolkienEditor: Christopher Tolkien
Illustrator: Alan Lee
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Illustrated
Published: 2007-04-17
ISBN: 0618894640
Number of pages: 313
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Reviews of The Children of Hurin
Book Review: 3.5 Stars... but i'll round up
Summary: 4 Stars
First let me say, if you are looking to read this book with expectations of LOTR then you may be a bit disappointed. However, i found this to be a good read. The story is more like a classical Shakespearean book for the 1900's and 2000's than it is a fictional fun read. The story however is a fascinating one. Hurins children must battle through the fog of life placed upon them by the evil Morgoth. The main focus of the story is Hurin's son Turin. As Turin goes through his life he is continuously dealt the bad hand as everything that could go wrong in a man's life will and does.
The story is a good read but not quite what i had in mind. Much easier than the silmarillion but much more slow then LOTR. I love Tolkein and i truely believe that people will be reading his stories hundreds of years from today... If you want to read a classic before it becomes one then you may want to read this one.
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