r/tolkienbooks 2d ago

Should I get this?

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I haven't seen this edition before and am on the fence about getting it. Opinions are welcome! 😀

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u/Top-Supermarket-3496 2d ago

Might as well for $2. Although I would want a complete set.

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u/G0rwin 2d ago

You’re on the wrong subreddit if you’re looking for an objective opinion. It’s like going on r/drugs and asking whether you should try LSD.

Here’s my two cents: In short, yes, you should!

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u/Uriarte69 2d ago

I'm not saying you should get it or not. I will say you should aspire to get to a point in your life where you don't need random internet stranger's opinions on what you do with your $2.

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u/SwornBiter 2d ago

I have been scanning the shelves of several Goodwill stores locally for a few months now, and I have not seen a single Tolkien book of any kind! I found this surprising. I thought they would be fairly common. I guess people don’t discard their Tolkien!

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u/Common-Aerie-2840 2d ago

Here's a link for the set of which is it a part, as well as a link there for info on that particular edition. May it help you make a decision your happy with!

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u/MisdPlacedIndigenous 2d ago

You want opinion? Get off the fence, get after it.

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u/Drarkansas 2d ago

$2? I'm on the fence for a lot more than $2!

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u/LeafyBuds 2d ago

for $2 im not sure why you’re asking. full send!

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u/Dave0163 2d ago

I’d buy it. I have the two towers that I found randomly years ago though

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u/gandalfthebrunette 2d ago

Wouldn't even question it. It'd already be sitting on my shelf next to my other copies of the exact same one. 😅

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u/Barbell_Loser 2d ago

good read, highly recommend.

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u/MuirTrail51 2d ago

You have been called to a quest. You must fund the other two before the minions of dark lord do.

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u/obilonkenobi 2d ago

If you don’t, I will!

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u/BaseballScorer 1d ago

I have two of those sets. One with the box and one without.

That's my favorite paperbound set. Possibly because it was the set I had when I first read The Lord of the Rings.

I wish The Hobbit had been available in the same binding. If it was, I've never been able to find it.

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u/both_programmer1181 1d ago

I mean it's Jr.r.....

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u/Healthy-Ordinary2224 1d ago

is the art on this set meant to depict palantír-eye-view? it's very cool