Epic books

[SummerMcLovin]

Be cautious about trying to read the Silmarillion

The Hobbit is pretty readable and at least I can cope with LOTR - recently read it again, can remember why I struggled when I was nine or ten - but my attempt at the Silmarillion was not so good. It is interesting to know such fine details of the history of Middle-Earth even if incredibly self-indulgent of Tolkien, but by god does it make a terrible read - almost like reading an encyclopaedia from start to finish.
I suppose the Bible comparison (only read the second page afterwards) holds weight too, from the little I've read of that

I've recently been going through the Sam Vimes arc (plus another couple, think I am on thirteenth book in five weeks or so) of the Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett, would recommend it to most people here.

Another favourite author of mine is Ben Elton (of Blackadder fame) who has a good series of entertaining novels on a range of issues. Very very readable, can see why they were bestsellers and why I usually grab one to dive into when going on a bus or something.

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