/lit/ - Literature

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>there is no conceivable way for the effort to be rewarded
You may very likely be correct in that assessment. And although it may be foolhardy, I'd nevertheless continue with the work. Nonetheless, I do appreciate the concern.
>Christopher Tolkien's mix and match works weren't very good either
Oh, I do have nitpicks of my own (particularly in the later chapters of the Silmarillion); however, as I have delved into this work, I have gained a great appreciation for Christopher, due to the herculean task he'd set himself to (which I doubt few could have done better). In terms of these types of work, I'd say Christopher did much better than Brian Herbert or Brandon Sanderson. I admit of not being at the same level of literary proficiency as any of them, but I can try.
>But without the benefit of having "Tolkien" in your name
Which hasn't stopped other people from pumping out Tolkien books; the latest being The Fall of Númenor and The Battle of Maldon.
>or knowing what the guy really even wanted
Maybe so; I can only discern his intentions through what he left written(of which has eventually been published). I do know how the story would immediately follow, looking at the Professor's jottings; and moreover he did make updates on how the events (and in what year) would occur, throughout his secondary world.