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Timber Loftis · 01-07-2004, 01:48 AM

Okay, Sultan made me link it:
THREAD AT OASIS.

Please read my reply therein, because this guy is an absolute twit. I'll agree with you that the books are a bit more difficult or "boring" to read than many fiction works, but Tolkein wrote in the grand style. As a writer, I respect the fact that he never narrated anything, but rather let all the history be told through the characters. For the most part, he only uses setting description and dialogue, yet he conveys eons of history. He's very good, and I recognize that. You may not have the patience to read the works, but that does not mean they are not good literature.

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01-07-2004, 01:48 AM	#35
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Okay, Sultan made me link it: THREAD AT OASIS. Please read my reply therein, because this guy is an absolute twit. I'll agree with you that the books are a bit more difficult or "boring" to read than many fiction works, but Tolkein wrote in the grand style. As a writer, I respect the fact that he never narrated anything, but rather let all the history be told through the characters. For the most part, he only uses setting description and dialogue, yet he conveys eons of history. He's very good, and I recognize that. You may not have the patience to read the works, but that does not mean they are not good literature. [ 01-07-2004, 01:48 AM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ] __________________