A Question of Time
Book description
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Silmarillion have long been recognized as among the most popular fiction of the twentieth century, and most critical analysis of Tolkien has centered on these novels. Granted access by the Tolkien estate and the Bodleian Library in Oxford to Tolkien's…
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Why read it?
1 author picked A Question of Time as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love it for taking me on a wild ride through Frodo’s dreams and along the lost road back to Númenor. Flieger’s study of Tolkien’s abandoned time travel stories is particularly effective; it made me want to explore every nook and cranny of The History of Middle-earth.
Much of her work on Tolkien is justly famous, but this one in particular showed me that Tolkien criticism could be a work of art in its own right.
From Peter's list on fantastic depths beyond The Lord of the Rings.
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