The Silmarillion: A commentary by someone who's been on the fringes of Tolkien for twenty years

There is SO MUCH to say about this book, and that's just so interesting on its own, given that it's the mythical backstory to a fantasy novel. Tellingly, most of what's interesting about it isn't the content as such, but the space this book occupies IRL.

( The very short version )

In the end, I was left with only one question and the internet answered it: No, nothing is ever said about the Moriquendi leaving Middle Earth, only the Noldor.

It's a very important issue, okay. And the fact that I can now ask that question says something about how deeply into the pit I've fallen *g*