Comments on: Biography recommendation on J.R.R. Tokien http://philliphigley.com/2009/06/16/biography-recommendation-on-jrr-tokien/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Phil http://philliphigley.com/2009/06/16/biography-recommendation-on-jrr-tokien/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Phil Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:13:17 +0000 http://philliphigley.com/?p=1248#comment-684 Ya, I finished it the other day. I thought it was a fantastic read. You could probably read it in a couple of days. The biography compares with the other one (Leslie Jones, 2008), in that it focuses more on Tolkien's faith and how he was a complex man. It doesn't portray him as a intellectual mammoth, per se, (although he was) but as a real human being who loved his wife, his children, the church, and his work. Additionally, I think Humphrey Carpenter went to Oxford for English, so there's the writing as well. It's just splendid! Ya, I finished it the other day. I thought it was a fantastic read. You could probably read it in a couple of days.

The biography compares with the other one (Leslie Jones, 2008), in that it focuses more on Tolkien’s faith and how he was a complex man. It doesn’t portray him as a intellectual mammoth, per se, (although he was) but as a real human being who loved his wife, his children, the church, and his work. Additionally, I think Humphrey Carpenter went to Oxford for English, so there’s the writing as well. It’s just splendid!

]]> By: Wyatt Houtz http://philliphigley.com/2009/06/16/biography-recommendation-on-jrr-tokien/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Wyatt Houtz Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:46:46 +0000 http://philliphigley.com/?p=1248#comment-682 Did you finish reading this book? How does this biography compare to the other? Did you finish reading this book? How does this biography compare to the other?

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