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BirdEducational6226 t1_j2be41j wrote

For those that haven't: read The Silmarillion (after reading LotR) and then reread LotR. It slaps completely different.

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Icefox119 t1_j2dxuwn wrote

Would you discourage starting with The Silmarillion if one hasn't read either?

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fvb955cd t1_j2e71gf wrote

Watch the 3 lotr movies and/or read the lotr books first. Silmarillion is much more into the world/universe building. It helps to have some very developed characters, even a thousand years later, as a grounding to the family trees and new characters of Silmarillion.

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Rymbeld t1_j2ehqu3 wrote

I wouldn't necessarily discourage it, but it might be a tough read. Many people read and consume the silmarillion because they are motivated to continue living inside middle earth after finishing the Lord of the Rings and absolutely loving it. If you don't have that motivation, you may have difficulty maintaining interest in reading these ancient myths of a world that you don't have a connection to

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