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JrKASperov · 09-13-2006, 04:29 PM

LoTR's world is quite bland as far as it goes. The details get hidden in Tolkien's horrendously tight writing style which bores the utter crap out of me. I really don't want to read 15 pages about how some hobbits are trudging around forests, even if those are completely detailed. As for other fantasy aspects, there is no intrigue(everything is quite clear from the beginning, something Feist has done way better), I've spotted no humour, the dialogs are unbelievable(why not address anyone with 'thou' while he's at it) and there's hardly any magic.

09-13-2006, 04:29 PM	#5
JrKASperov Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Wa\'eni\'n Age: 39 Posts: 1,701	LoTR's world is quite bland as far as it goes. The details get hidden in Tolkien's horrendously tight writing style which bores the utter crap out of me. I really don't want to read 15 pages about how some hobbits are trudging around forests, even if those are completely detailed. As for other fantasy aspects, there is no intrigue(everything is quite clear from the beginning, something Feist has done way better), I've spotted no humour, the dialogs are unbelievable(why not address anyone with 'thou' while he's at it) and there's hardly any magic. __________________ God is in the rain.