LOTR ( was Who really killed DD - The real story)

[kemper mentor]

Neri wrote:
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LotR is modern epic myth, as opposed to most modern fantasy 
(including The Hobbit and also HP) which is actually modern 
fairytale. The epic style of LotR can be very slow and tiring if 
you're not into it, in the same way that old myth like the Iliad, 
Beowulf or Le Morte d'Arthur can be extremely tiring if you are not 
into this style. You need to read LotR almost like you read poetry, 
for the rhythm and the sound and the atmosphere.

   
  Kemper now:
  You're right, LotR is a modern epic myth.  But what makes this myth epic is the lack of a blue pen striking through passages maybe even chapters.  
   
  I appreciate what's great about LotR: from what my progressive read interprets as a comment on Industrialization to Elfinese.  Creating a language is pretty incredible, but thankfully the Elves weren't as verbose as JTTR otherwise that book would've been hella long. 
   
  That said,  I recognize LotR's important role in fantasy (WoW or D&D, anyone?), but because something is important doesn't mean that it couldn't have been better.
   
   
  Kemper, who hopes that some day people are posting comments about his books, post-humously

 		
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