Tolkien Fans? C.s. Lewis?
Okay, so, I have the following books by J.R.R. Tolkien:
-The Hobbit
-The Lord of the Rings
-The Children of Hurin
-The Silmarillion
-Unfinished Tales
-A Tolkien Miscellany [smith of Wootton Major, Farmer Giles of Ham, Tree and Leaf, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]
I've read the Hobbit a few times, though the only thing I remember from it is Smaug with his gold. =P I'm pretty sure I've read LotR at least once, but I'm not sure if I actually ever got through them completely. The rest I haven't read at all.
So. I'm wondering in what order should I read everything?
According to this one site, it seems like I should do:
-The Silmarillion
-The Children of Hurin
-Unfinished Tales
-The Hobbit
-LotR
Though it doesn't mention the stories in A Tolkien Miscellany [and I'm almost positive he's written other things, too], so yeah.
Anyone read all [or most] of the above and have an opinion of what order they should be read?
On the subject of books, I just finished Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn. Which means I only have Pursuit of Honor to read until I've read all of his works. I want to read them again, lol, but I'm going to read other stuff that I haven't read first, Tolkien's stuff being one of those things.
Also! What do you guys think of the Chronicles of Narnia? This is the second thing I want to know. The only book I remember reading the whole thing [though I barely remember it] is the Magician's Nephew, though I think I read up to The Horse and His Boy, but don't remember. Anyway, I know there's a couple different orders for those as well, so once again your thoughts will be appreciated.
Though I do wonder if I should even bother reading them? I've been seeing mixed thoughts -- some people say they're children's books, and that I liked them when I read them, but probably wouldn't like them now. Yet some people say they're great works and I'd still like them, so yeah.
Has anyone read the Screwtape Letters, too? I'll definitely be reading that, but I just wanted to know if anyone's read it and if they liked it or not.
Aaand that's about it [i hope I didn't scare people away with this long entry -- I'd really like some replies lol].
Thanks, all.
- Velox
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