This book is hard to review. The strong points are exceedingly great, but his faults are near the "Book who needs a painful death" category. Let's begin with the story. 
 It starts with Hurin's story. Since it's not our major concern here, let's leave it at that he humiliated Morgoth. Morgoth being a true bad guy (he puts Sauron to shame really) curse his children. The story is majorly about Turin. His mother sends him to the elves to be raised and protected. He learns a great deal from them and becomes Thingol's adopted son. A misunderstanding makes him leaves his home. His best friend Beleg searches for him for years. Then when he does find him (view spoiler)[ some misfortune happens and Turin kills his friend (hide spoiler)]. We follow his adventures around. The curse is a powerful one. When we think things are getting better, things only gets worse. All the time... His sister comes to find him and she enters the curse as well. 
 It's a powerful moving tale. A sad powerful moving tale. For that, I give 4 stars. 
 But let's face it, the writing style is painful. At times, I felt like I was reading a dictionary. In a way, Christopher Tolkien read all his father's notes and made a book out of it. Would we expect anything else? Well I did. Maybe I shouldn't have. Let's be honest, JRR Tolkien style is not loved by everyone one out there. I loved it. But you take that particular style and you make it even less affordable for people, that's when you get a book that you need to convince yourself to finish. I am glad I forced myself. But then again, I have tons of books on my shelf that are telling "Pick me pick me". These books are fluid and a candy for the reader. So though times: for that I give 2 stars to Children of Hurin. 
 Being an accountant and all let's average my rating to 3.