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What MikeyB said ^^^^
Silmarillion is hard work, it's more a reference tome than a story. Tries to fill in 'past history' and background even further. Start with 'The Hobbit' and move onto the LOTR 1,2 & 3 if you want to get the best experience of it all. I read the original paperbacks which had a few illustrations which helped to get a feel for the lay of the land so to speak but it's the way Toliien describes it all that fills your mind with the pictures.
Make some time to enjoy them ... it's worth it.
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