/lit/ - Literature

>>10810730
>i stopped reading it because I didn't know whether I was actually supposed to remember all that shit or not.

So this is power of maturity... whoa....

>>10713332
Real talk:

There is no Lord of the Rings of science fiction. Just like there is no Lord of the Rings of non-sff fiction.

LotR's whole thing is that it has its own freakishly well-developed mythos, complete with languages, histories and so on. Anything that wants to be "Lord of the Rings" of something would have to be fantasy itself. Else, you're reduced to saying something is like Lord of the Rings because it was influential. But then what's the point using LotR for reference? You're more honest by asking the real question: "what is the most influential sci-fi novel?"

If that's what you're asking, I'd answer there is nothing in sci-fi as influential as LotR was in its genre.

>>10713638
>the growing up adventure
Well, at least that's one trope LotR avoids.. Frodo is like 50 years old when he leaves for his adventure.