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J.R.R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter
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really liked it
bookshelves: biography, books, history, interviews, maybe, mythology-folklore, non-fiction, owned, quotes, writing

Could have been a very dry book, but the author did a good job of moving the story along, although action is not a word to describe this biography. I learned a number of things about J.R.R. Tolkien that I never knew before. One was his friendship with C.S. Lewis, the author of the Narnia series; that his profession and passion centered around philology and mythology, and that he was without a father in his life. A little bit of history thrown in as Tolkien was born in 1892.

Worth the read if you love Tolkien and Middle Earth.
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Reading Progress

March 20, 2020 – Shelved
March 20, 2020 – Shelved as: to-read
November 30, 2024 –
page 32
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December 3, 2024 –
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December 12, 2024 –
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December 16, 2024 – Started Reading
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December 22, 2024 –
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December 24, 2024 –
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December 26, 2024 –
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99.31% "My edition has 343 pages, so am not really that close to done."
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: biography
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: books
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: history
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: interviews
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: maybe
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: mythology-folklore
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: non-fiction
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: owned
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: quotes
December 31, 2024 – Shelved as: writing
December 31, 2024 – Finished Reading

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