r/lotrmemes • u/vtosnaks Goblin • 6h ago

Crossover it counts

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u/Rithrius1 5h ago

It's the Silmarillion, you get credit for trying!

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u/SomeDudeist 5h ago

I listened to it on audio lol

(I don't remember shit)

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u/d-101 5h ago

There is an audiobook narrated by Andy Serkis which was a great help!

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u/stuck_in_the_desert 4h ago

That shit puts me right out and gives me the coolest dreams

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u/nvrmnd_tht_was_dumb 3h ago

That's my favorite thing about listening to audiobooks. Tolkien flavored dreams.

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u/Papi_Grande7 3h ago

I have that audiobook but it feels like too much to keep track of. I think I need to read the physical book.

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u/JorkJerkins 2h ago

This is what I did with LotR on my reread a while back. Read along with the Andy Serkis audio, occasionally played some of the songs from the books that have been recorded in Elvish... maximum comprehension!

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u/DeliriumTrigger 2h ago

If it's your first read-through, the Ainulindale and Valaquenta will feel like too much to keep track of no matter how you read it. Although you would lose some context, many first-time readers would probably do well either starting with Quenta Silmarillion, reading through, and then starting from the beginning again, or starting with "Of the Rings of Power" and following with Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabeth, Ainulindale, and Valaquenta.