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Anonymous Mon Jan 16 02:22:53 2017 No.8980465 [Reply] [Original]

Big Tolkien fan here.

How overrated does /lit/ think he is?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 16 02:25:05 2017 No.8980470 >>8980465 i read the lord of the rings trilogy. i didn't like it. i was 14 when i did. i won't ever read it again. i did like the worm ouroboros though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 16 02:26:38 2017 No.8980475 >>8980465 Most people don't call him a great artist or one of the greatest writers, their affection is aimed at the creator of a complex and interesting world that they've fallen in love with. So i don't think he's overrated at all.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 16 02:29:36 2017 No.8980483 He created a fascinating world with incredible depth. Every writer in the fantasy genre tries to emulate him.