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  • In the House of Tom Bombadil

  • By: C. R. Wiley
  • Narrated by: C. R. Wiley
  • Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Summary

What is Tom Bombadil doing in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?

His bright blue coat and yellow boots seem out of place with the grandeur of the rest of the narrative.

“Some of the best insights ever made about J. R. R. Tolkien’s invented world or, frankly, about 20th-century literature…. Here is a book of intense wisdom and penetrating thought.” (Bradley J. Birzer, author of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-earth)

In this audiobook, C. R. Wiley shows that Tom is not an afterthought but Tolkien’s way of making a profoundly important point. Tolkien once wrote, “[Tom Bombadil] represents something that I feel important, though I would not be prepared to analyze the feeling precisely. I would not, however, have left him in, if he did not have some kind of function.” Tom Bombadil and his wife Goldberry are a small glimpse of the perfect beauty, harmony, and happy ending that we all yearn for in our hearts. To understand Tom Bombadil is to understand more of Tolkien and his deeply Christian vision of the world.

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No use to you if you've only ever watched the film

I love the Lord of the Rings - the films! I've never read the books, so when my friend (who has read the books) recommended this book (to listen to) I thought I'd give it a go. But the character has no part in the films. I, therefore, spent over 3 hours listening to someone dissect the possibility of who / what someone called Tom Bombadil represents. I'm sure if you're a Tolkien super-fan, you'd love to spend an afternoon listening to it, but I longed for it to end! YOU MUST READ THE LofRs BOOK before reading this one - otherwise, you'll catch yourself asking 'What the #@$% is this chap going on about?!' :)

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