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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Book Review: "Tolkien's Mythology for England," by Edmund Wainwright

Good grief, I'm glad I didn't pay more than a pound for this one. I don't like a book where I don't feel I can trust the author. Many incorrect or misleading statements, a general showing of lack of knowledge, and some poor grammar made me leery the whole way through. He brought some interesting things to the realm of Tolkien studies, but, because of his lack of credibility in previously covered areas, I'm not sure how much of it actually benefits Tolkien scholarship. This one will be going to Half-Price Books.

5 Comments:

Blogger chelleybutton said...

Sad! Especially considering you bought it there!! :/

Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 5:22:00 PM CST  
Blogger melilotnfosco said...

yeah. hopefully it wasn't the book that pushed me over the weight limit for the book rate in shipping them all home.

Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 5:27:00 PM CST  
Blogger Autosmiler said...

how frustrating!

Sunday, December 29, 2013 at 7:34:00 PM CST  
Blogger HonorMommy said...

Nope...it was the other book that pushed you over the weight limit... ;-)

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at 10:19:00 PM CST  
Blogger melilotnfosco said...

oh good :)

Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 5:55:00 PM CST  

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