People say this reads much like the bible, and they are right. Tolkien definitely mirrors a creation story to the bible, and interestingly enough string theory. In the beginning the main god created demi gods who all created amazing music in 3 movements with one particular demi god trying to take over the music in his heart, so their is discordance. So the main god then says "behold your creation" and thus begins the beginning of middle earth, the creation of elves, men, dwarfs, nature, and life and death and the histories of these demi gods and creations. I don't think I would have made it through this book had I not listened to it in the car. That way I was able to tune out the historical dull and capture the interesting stories and answer some of my questions about Tolkien's world before embarking on The Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings. I have much more respect for Tolkien and his works. He created histories, languages, and light and darkness. I'm happy that light always overcomes the darkness in his works. One of my favorite stories was of Beren and Luthien- the Romeo and Juliet lovers of Tolkiens world, the only ones who dared to take on the demi god Morgath ( Saurans master) for the chance to be together in their love. I do think some of these stories would make an incredible movie, but we will see what Peter Jackson chooses to do. Tolkien definitely is descriptive and creative enough in his writing to inspire some pretty amazing cinematography- so it really could be an incredible movie. And I do have to admit I am quite excited to begin the quest of The Hobbit and then Lord of the Rings now. (Wow 19 year old self, can you believe how far you have come in your inner nerd!)
