New Tolkien book

Man, I am surprisingly unexcited about this.

An unfinished book by "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien, which was completed by his son, will go on sale on next month, a newspaper said.

"The Children of Hurin", which Tolkien began in 1918, will be in bookshops on April 17, the Independent on Sunday added. The author's son, Christopher, spent 30 years completing the story from the many drafts produced by his father..... (and) is the first "new" Tolkien book since a collection of his works -- "The Silmarillion" -- was published
posthumously in 1977, four years after the writer's death. It was also edited by Christopher Tolkien.

You know, I was gifted the LoTR trilogy by a much beloved Aunt when I was in my very early 20s. I had read snippets on and off over the years before, and once every year thereafter. I also had The Hobbit, which I very much enjoyed. And then I tried to plough my way through the The Silmarillion.

Whoa.
There are few books amongst my fave authors that I have to slog to finish and this was one of'em. I remember giving up half way in to the book. I remember it bring incredibly convoluted, extremely bombastic and very hard to follow
*wry grin*
Or perhaps I was just too young for it.


I should give it another shot, eh?