Not Tolkien's most amazing work (meaning I enjoyed his poems in LotR and the Hobbit more), but it was fun to read all the same. It is a mix of (seemingly) happy poems and other poems with darker undertones. Only two poems are actually about Tom, the rest are from the folklore of the Hobbits or similar to Lord of the Rings in style. Of the few poems in this 75 page book, "Shadow Bride" was one of my favorites. Part of the middle of the poem:
"...He woke, as he had sprung of stone,
and broke the spell that bound him;
he clasped her fast, both flesh and bone,
and wrapped her shadow round him." ( )

Em As Aventuras de Tom Bombadil, Tolkien aproxima-se da genialidade. Para os apreciadores de O Hobbit, este livro será uma delícia, e para os que desconhecem a obra do autor será uma descoberta maravilhosa.
As Aventuras de Tom Bombadil é uma coletânea de poesias escritas por J.R.R Tolkien e publicada em 1962. O livro contém 16 poemas, mas apenas dois tratam de Tom Bombadil, um personagem que é mais conhecido por seu encontro com Frodo Baggins em A Sociedade do Anel ou a Irmandade do Anel (o primeiro volume do best-seller de Tolkien O Senhor dos Anéis). O resto dos poemas são uma coletânea de versos e rimas dos contos de fadas da Terra-Média. Dois dos poemas aparecem em O Senhor dos Anéis também.

This is about the 2014 edition.

A fat little Hobbit of a book – if Hobbits have university professors of literature and philology.

The original of this book was a slim volume of slim poems, illustrated by charming drawings. This edition is rather more, such that it's now three or four times the size. The first volume is a preface, introducing the context for the collection and the poems themselves. A worthy read. Then the poems, which are still light and charming, with their original illustrations. Now the real meat of this edition: the third volume is a series of literary critiques of each, usually including the full text of an earlier version, often very different.

For a light read, read the second volume. Preferably aloud, and ideally to an audience of cheese and ale-stuffed Hobbits.

The Tolkien scholar though will want to plough through all of it, including that third critique. I say "plough" deliberately, as it's not the easiest of going. But if your interest is in Tolkien himself, or just deeply that of the Legendarium's development, rather than only scampering along to Sam's present, then this will be a heavy but rewarding read for you. ( )

This is the first collection of poems I've ever read straight through and I really enjoyed it. Two of the poems are about Tom Bombadil. The rest of the poems are about characters and places one might encounter in his world. Some poems were written by the Hobbits we all know & love, including Sam Gamgee's Stone Troll song! "I'll try my teeth on thee now. Hee now! See now!" ( )

definitely a great example of why adults should read books shelved as 'junior fiction'.
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