So, what's your favorite book outside of The Hobbit and LOTR that deals with Middle Earth?

I love the Unfinished Tales as you can read more about Galadriel and Celeborn and there was insight from Gandalf's perspective into why Bilbo was chosen.

The Silmarillion. Tragedy/musical/prolonged-soap-opera-with-lots-of-hawt-elves.

I really like the Sil too?

Have you read Unfinished Tales?

Nope.

It was really good, but in some ways it was really similar to the Sil.

Nice. What was your favourite chapter? Mine was 'Of Beren and Luthien'. Magical elven talking dog Huan FTW. Not forgetting the appearances of Finrod, Sauron and a somewhat pervy Morgoth. Loved the story too.

Basically anything to do with the Valar.

Ok, so the very beginning.

The Valar were cool, but I love those elves more. It's great to see those perfect beings screw up once in a while.

The Sillmillion or however you spell it is my fav outside LotR and Hobbit.

I do like Galadriel.

She is one of my favorite characters.