SHOULD YOU GET the Revised & Expanded LETTERS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN?
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- Recently published Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Humphrey Carpenter (Revised & Expanded).
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Amazon is an absolute disgrace when it comes to the way they ship books! I will spend my money with book sellers who care about my business, who value my return business and who ship my books with care! Kind of ironic since Amazon, the worlds largest book seller, treats their customers with such disdain.
I am going through that experience right now.
I keep sending the same book back to them; same thin paper packaging with damage inside and outside.
I've had the same experience many times!
This is terrible to hear from so many people ...
Also be aware some books ordered from amazon are NOT sold from the same publisher but sometimes printed on demand with terrible paper and a terrible smell. Had that happen to me two times. I will never buy books from amazon again and in general I try to buy from other sellers or when possible from stores.
I’ve been reading from this for the last month and a bit (reached Letter 131 which is ridiculously long 😂). It’s such a delight! It’s got all sorts of fascinating biographical information but, more interestingly, the conversations about life, relationships and faith are a welcome surprise. I also appreciate any recollections of Tolkien’s amusing interactions with Americans lol
Thanks for the input! Glad you’re enjoying the read 🙂
I loved this expanded edition, here in Brazil this edition is such a big block. 😂❤❤❤
Awesome! :D
Thank you for the video. 👍
My pleasure!
I fully understand your decision on not purchasing from Amazon again. Some years ago i received a broken package which contained multiple deluxe editions. Luckily enough no damage but never again I said!
Beautiful book 😍. I do hope they will publish it also as a deluxe edition. 🤞🤞I'm specifically waiting for that. 😅
It would be great if they published a deluxe version of this. Though somehow I doubt they would ... not sure why, hehe!
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Thanks so much! :D
Enjoy your videos. I recently bought the beautiful illustrated 4 volume boxed set of the Hobbit and LOTR after watching your video on it. Should I put those volumes in mylar covers? Will they fit in the box if I do? Or is mylar less necessary with a boxed set?
Hello from Minnesota USA (St. Paul)
Hiya!
I’ll be picking this one up hopefully in the next month.
Started my collection only a couple of months ago, things were getting out of hand, so I made a rule not to buy different editions of the same book until I have one of everything.
Fortunately, I don’t have a copy of Tolkien’s letters, so it’s fair game 😂
That's fantastic! Keep it up :)
Have you seen the new editions of The History of Middle-earth box sets from Harper Collins? It's been quite some time since they released single hard back editions of the series, but it's finally happening. I'm pretty excited about it!
They look great, but I’m still not sure if I can justify their purchase at the moment … not to mention the long gaps between releases. But by the time they’re all released, it I’ll be time to launch a new edition 😅
@brewingbooks Yeah. I'm hoping they go down in price after they come out. I don't have the series yet.
I got mine from Waterstones
Fantastic 🙂 Enjoy!
Awesome vid as always! Shame I just bought the original version haha
That's okay ... the previous editions still contain a massive amount of letters and info just the same :)
Where will you be buying books from? I'm curious what online sellers package books properly.
I've always found Blackwells UK to be quite considerate when packaging its books.
@@brewingbooksI second that.
I have a paperback of tolkiens letters already. Do you think the added letters here are important enough to get the new hardcover?
Hi there! I would certainly justify the acquisition of this new edition. The addition of 150 letters is quite something, and while they may not reveal anything particularly groundbreaking, the wealth of information and detail on Tolkien's life and correspondence in general is something any avid reader should get access too.
Perhaps one could always wait for the paperback edition to come out.
Did you see the new red paperback edition of beren and luthien?
Is there, really? Haven’t heard of it yet 🤔
@@brewingbooks Beren and Luthien ISBN 978-0008655655 Fall of Gondolin ISBN 978-0008655662, Children of Hurin in matching style in 2024
Have you reviewed the 3-volume complete History of Middle earth?
He did
could you post the link please?
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I don’t remember that I did … I’m pretty sure I didn’t 🤔
How is the quality of the book itself? I hate Amazon for books. I got a boxset recently shipped in nothing more than a paper bag. Needless to say several corners were crushed. Thanks for the review! I always enjoy your thoughts.
Quality of the book is not bad - but quite standard. Pages are relatively thin, but it get's the job done. It's not a limited or collector's edition ultimately, so one should not expect a highly-polished quality of a book - but it can always be produced better, especially for what you pay for it.
@@brewingbooks Thank you! I got spoiled with The Fall of Numenor. Sewn binding, thick smooth pages. Can’t wait to pick this one up.
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Hello!
Hiya!
The problem is not Amazon. The problem is the publisher. You do not address the PHYSICAL QUALITY OF THE BOOK, so I will: IT STINKS. The paper quality is barely one level above newsprint. Worse: the binding. The pages are not bound in individually sewn-in sections. Instead they are just glued in together like a paperback. The book will not stand up to a good reading without falling apart. Once again HarperCollins is hustling what amounts to just another overpriced shelf ornament. Better to wait for the paperback when you will get your money's worth.
I tend to agree with this statement, and as I said in another comment, that the quality of the book is not bad - but quite standard. The pages are relatively thin, but it get's the job done. It's not a limited or collector's edition ultimately, so one should not expect a highly-polished quality of a book - but it can always be produced better, especially for what you pay for it.
@@brewingbooks Yet it was not always thus. My first American edition, which I bought off the shelf in 1981, is beautifully bound with high-quality paper that has stood up to multiple readings. There really were "good old days" in publishing. My library proves it. Standard hard-cover editions now are little more than glorified paperbacks.