tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548876397286393746.post9029435938818647790..comments2024-03-22T08:47:33.246-04:00Comments on Alas, not me: The Silmarillion, published 15 September 1977Thomas Hillmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645380693097266173noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548876397286393746.post-25661152213575168082017-09-16T21:57:39.402-04:002017-09-16T21:57:39.402-04:00Oh, this is so like my experience. Except I only h...Oh, this is so like my experience. Except I only had to stop by The Strand on my way home from work to buy my copy. And my wrapper is equally decrepit, because who the hell thinks about pristine condition when it's The Silmarillion for Eru's sake! I didn't write in my copy because, well, in my family you just don't write in a book! But, oh, was 1977 a momentous year! The official biography in the spring and The Silmarillion in the fall k8nevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114553873687612536noreply@blogger.com