tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327817.post113826770626013374..comments2024-01-25T13:55:08.273+00:00Comments on Gendal World: The Two TowersRichard Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808940497740675782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327817.post-1138653963586472312006-01-30T20:46:00.000+00:002006-01-30T20:46:00.000+00:00Completely agreed about Tolkein.The problem is tha...Completely agreed about Tolkein.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that, a couple of years ago when I suggested to many of my friends that LoTR was, in fact, rubbish, they looked genuinely upset...Richard Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808940497740675782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327817.post-1138483811283114482006-01-28T21:30:00.000+00:002006-01-28T21:30:00.000+00:00I share your apathy for Tolkein. I've tried to rea...I share your apathy for Tolkein. I've tried to read <I>The Lord of the Rings</I> on about 4 or 5 occasions and have never got past about halfway through <I>The Return of the King</I>. My father, who is obsessed and has a degree in English Literature, charitably said that this was because I read it at an age when I was able to appreciate how badly written the damn thing was. I haven't read the interesting article; it sounds offputtingly technical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com