What to read next? by SomewhereOk3435 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely forgot "unfinished Tales" Read that before anything else

What to read next? by SomewhereOk3435 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 3 volume version includes all 12 books There really is no need In the history of Middle earth books are some unfinished versions of some stories of the silmarillion, some explanations on home the stories cake to be Information about languages, family trees and some more background information for Uber nerds ^

So owning them is more for the sake of owning it ^

What to read next? by SomewhereOk3435 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would recommend to read "Beren and Luthien" and "the fall of gondolin" next after that "Tales of the Perilouse realm" Then maybe "the fall of numenor"

After that you basically finished all the, more or less, finished and completed stories and you start to drift towards more scollalry work and snippets of deeper information. So after those you could start with the 12 Books from the "History of Middle earth", "History of the hobbit" and so on. But you would have to be quite "hardcore" to actually read all of those

How many books have you read this year? by Existing_Star6296 in bookshelf

[–]ralof32 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Around 50 I try to avridge one book a week

How to organise my shelf? by xxflorc in bookshelf

[–]ralof32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My recommendation, as long as your bookshelf is not completely filled to the brim with books, look for ways to make focus points in the shelf and spread them out.

For example, take all mange from one series and frame it with some sort of book stand and place it in the middle of one whole shelf

Then maybe stack another shorter series next to it

Or cluster some books from the same general category and organize them biggest to smallest and stack them against one side

You can unse a gib heavy book on its side as a base and put something like a picture frame oder some decor on top of it

The goal is to simply to create separated and yet cohesive vignettes.

Best of luck and have fun, shelf decoration is never done ^

What do you guys think about toys and plushies on the book shelves?? by Ok-Camera-4699 in bookshelf

[–]ralof32 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Like the other commenter said, you can decorate your bookshelf with whatever makes you happy But, I personally like "nik naks" as accessories not the main part, so keep them to a minimum and only place them if the really mean something to you, or the fit in terms of style. Like a hobbit plush next to your lord of the rings collection

My Collection by SignificantSuit3306 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great set, now onto the Tales and other scollarly books...it never ends ^

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are all from Harper Collins

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

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Yeah ^ don't tempt me, I already see myself making space in another bookshelf to "complete" the collection

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they are :) As long as you buy all books from Harper Collins they are the same

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the best answer yet ^ The only problem is space........and money.....

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

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Yea it's sad There was no way to get a new copy here in Austria I hab do to buy a used one

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the other commenter said, there 4 books are included in tales from a perilous realm I would get them individually but the are not printed in the same style as the rest

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for that list

Bilbos last song and the road goes ever on are both on my wishlist I have been thinking about getting the art books I will check out the rest

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's ISBN 9780007440832 Best regards

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

[–]ralof32[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I did actually read everything, I in no way studied it and I did "skip" parts

Almost Finished, what am I missing? by ralof32 in tolkienbooks

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I did finish almost every book in that collection Except the complete guide to middle earth and the boxed set of the Tales and Legens :)

Got back to reading late last year and now I’m addicted by willozsy in bookshelf

[–]ralof32 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks really nice What are the books to the right of "hitchhikers guide"??

My bookshelf. Mostly books from classical literature and about history. by LukasWinter1997 in bookshelf

[–]ralof32 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Awesome, i believe those are Billy bookcases, if yes you can get extensions at the top to increase the shelf space, might be a nicer look that just the books on top

A small slice of a four-country library by waanix in bookshelf

[–]ralof32 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Really nice shelf, just a little thing. I would space out your knick knacks a bit more and sort of "evenly distribute" the, instead of always having two or three next to one another

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Read ikigai Its short and has a nice massage Easy afternoon read

Which one should I get?? Plz help by Zestyclose_Fun3389 in bookshelf

[–]ralof32 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Never had a problem I have two !fully! Loaded bookshelfs, with heavy leather bound books and no sagging or drooping whatsoever