Obscurorant 2.0

Last week The Telegraph published a list of the 50 best cult books. Let leave aside the question of what exactly a ‘cult book’ is, and focus on the important thing here – me. I consider myself fairly well-read, but it turns out I’ve only read six of the fifty books listed.

The Catcher in [...]

Submitted for your consideration: a post on the 30th anniversary of The Silmarillion. Much less popular (and read) than either The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion contains what may be my favorite passage, or story, in all of Tolkien’s work: the tale of Beren and Luthien.