A review by eenaah
The Fall of NΓΊmenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Sibley

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

πŸ’πŸ—‘οΈβ€œπ‘»π’‰π’“π’†π’† π‘Ήπ’Šπ’π’ˆπ’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒏-π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆπ’” 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’Œπ’š, 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘«π’˜π’‚π’“π’‡-𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆, π‘΅π’Šπ’π’† 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒆𝒏 π’…π’π’π’Žπ’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’…π’Šπ’†, 𝑢𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘«π’‚π’“π’Œ 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒏 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’…π’‚π’“π’Œ 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒓 π’˜π’‰π’†π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‰π’‚π’…π’π’˜π’” π’π’Šπ’†. 𝑢𝒏𝒆 π‘Ήπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆 π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž 𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝑢𝒏𝒆 π‘Ήπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 π’‡π’Šπ’π’… π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž, 𝑢𝒏𝒆 π‘Ήπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’…π’‚π’“π’Œπ’π’†π’”π’” π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’… π’•π’‰π’†π’Ž 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒓 π’˜π’‰π’†π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’‰π’‚π’…π’π’˜π’” π’π’Šπ’†.”

This is exactly what i was looking for🀌🏻 SAURON!

THERE'S A LOT OF SAURON IN THIS BOOK. The fall of Numenor chapters alternate with chapters narrating the rise of Sauron.

Some Quotes 

"Of old there was Sauron the Maia, whom the Sindar in Beleriand named Gorthaur. In
the beginning of Arda Melkor seduced him to his allegiance, and he became the greatest
and most trusted of the servants of the Enemy, and the most perilous, for he could
assume many forms, and for long if he willed he could still appear noble and beautiful,
so as to deceive all but the most wary.
"

"Sauron had never reached this stage of nihilistic madness. He did not object to the
existence of the world, so long as he could do what he liked with it. He still had the
relics of positive purposes that descended from the good of the nature in which he
began: it had been his virtue (and therefore also the cause of his fall, and of his relapse)
that he loved order and coordination, and disliked all confusion and wasteful friction…"

"Now the Elves made many rings; but secretly Sauron made One Ring to rule all the
others, and their power was bound up with it, to be subject wholly to it and to last only
so long as it too should last. And much of the strength and will of Sauron passed into
that One Ring; for the power of the Elven-rings was very great, and that which should
govern them must be a thing of surpassing potency; and Sauron forged it in the
Mountain of Fire in the Land of Shadow. And while he wore the One Ring he could
perceive all the things that were done by means of the lesser rings, and he could see and
govern the very thoughts of those that wore them"

"This is a hard doom,’ said Sauron, β€˜but great kings must have their will’, and he
submitted as one under compulsion, concealing his delight; for things had fallen out
according to his design"

"Now Sauron had great wisdom and knowledge, and could find words of seeming
reason for the persuasion of all but the most wary; and he could still assume a fair
countenance when he wished"