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

[dumbledore11214]

> Neri wrote:
> ...
> 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. 

Alla:

I am truly amazed at how differently we view different books, hehe.

I last read LOTR couple of years ago, and I could not find **one** 
word to get rid of, literally. The whole book is like music to my 
ears, like highly enjoyable poetry.

I don't know, call it magic, I guess :)

I have to say though that when I first read LOTR in Russian, a bit 
more than a decade ago, I think I was around twenty- twenty one 
then, I did found it boring, but as I discovered that was totally 
due to the bad translation.

Oh well, to each their own. I love this book.

   
>   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.
>

Alla:

Heee, I guess I just don't see any room for improvement. To me it is 
perfect as it is.

I do not read LOTR for the characters for example, I certainly do 
not feel as emotionally attached to them, as I feel about HP 
characters, but I do feel emotionally attached to the whole world, 
including characters in it, if it makes any sense.

I also have to say that no matter how much I love JKR's characters, 
I can see more and more occurrences when the characterisation in her 
books IS sacrificed in order to move the plot.

I cannot spot **one** false note in Tolkien's characterizations. IMO 
of course.

    
>    
>   Kemper, who hopes that some day people are posting comments 
about his books, post-humously
> 
>
Alla:

LOL, Kemper, I will be happy to comment on your books any time, I am 
sure they are great :)