Tolkien deploys its so specific style casts on his epic narrative, but also the color of darkness, painting it the imprint of pain and grief.
The Children of Hurin, it is pure Greek tragedy where the characters (starting with Turin) undergo all possible evils until complete physical and moral destruction in a vain and frantic race to escape his destiny and his curse '
We are here very far from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, made in a period of war and suffering.
Not advised to seeking the happy :)
Christopher Tolkien has made sure to include in this edition, a card with the names given to places during the period.
Also shown are the classic family trees, and appendices on the story and structure.
Note also that this novel remains accessible even to neophytes Tolkien, despite some turnings sometimes a bit complex sentences.
As for 'insider', they enjoy discovering an unknown period of Middle-earth =)
