This book was amazing! I expected to read a story similar to the the Lord Of The Rings and I couldn't have been more wrong. It has the same setting and characters are somewhat similar. The Childeren of Hurin Really differs from The Lord Of the Rings in its story. Where LOTR is overall a happy and exciting story The Childeren Of Hurin is quite dark and the ending is really sad, which is pobably what makes it into such a good read.