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The Quiet One 
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 15:32 |
So, just made a thread about which book by Tolkien was the 'popular' one in the 70's and now I have thought of this.
So, have all of you progheads read the highly acclaimed book by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, or not?
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 15:35 |
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Yes, and a number of times - as well as most of his works (including some of the essays). I have also written a few essays on Tolkien's work, published in various English-language books, and edited three Italian translations of critical works on him.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 15:35 |
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Multiple times, along with The Hobbit and The Silmarillion.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 15:37 |
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a yepper here... mandatory reading....
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The Quiet One
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 15:38 |
 Raff wrote:
Yes, and a number of times - as well as most of his works (including some of the essays). I have also written a few essays on Tolkien's work, published in various English-language books, and edited three Italian translations of critical works on him. |
Yes, I know, just read your 2006 appreciation of him in PA  Good to know!
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 15:40 |
I'll have to vote for 'No'. Unfortunately the recent movies have ruined much of the excitment.
I might pick The Silmarillion or The Hobbit anytime soon and if I get thrilled with those, I will surely check out The Lord of the Rings.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 15:47 |
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I guess my privilege to vote in polls has been removed, but yes I've read it, but only twice unfortunately. I've also read a good deal of his other work.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 16:15 |
I've seriously tried many times but my interest in it just kinda fades away after a couple of hundred pages. I still think the pages that I did managed to read were pure awesomeness! 
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 16:55 |
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Reading it also made me a fan, but it was back when I was 13-14 years old.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 16:57 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
I guess my privilege to vote in polls has been removed, but yes I've read it, but only twice unfortunately. I've also read a good deal of his other work. |
Can that be done? 
I've read only once. One day I'll do it again. Got too much stuff to read right now
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 17:19 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
I guess my privilege to vote in polls has been removed, but yes I've read it, but only twice unfortunately. I've also read a good deal of his other work. |
What's up Pat. I don't even think there is a way to implement something like that even if somebody wanted to. What kind of message do you get when you try to vote?
Since I'm here, yes I read Lord of the Rings, not my favorite, Phillip K Dick was more my style.
I did see one of the Lord movies and was surprised at how much I liked it. I'm just not a dungeons and dragons kind of guy, but that was a great movie.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 17:31 |
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Read it multiple times, first time when I was 12 y.o.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 17:32 |
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Yep, first time a few years ago. Great book.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 17:37 |
Easy Money wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
I guess my privilege to vote in polls has been removed, but yes I've read it, but only twice unfortunately. I've also read a good deal of his other work. |
What's up Pat. I don't even think there is a way to implement something like that even if somebody wanted to. What kind of message do you get when you try to vote?
Since I'm here, yes I read Lord of the Rings, not my favorite, Phillip K Dick was more my style.
I did see one of the Lord movies and was surprised at how much I liked it. I'm just not a dungeons and dragons kind of guy, but that was a great movie. |
I agree, the movie(s) was great, I saw them all, though I don't think I'm a D&D fan either.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 17:41 |
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Well, The Lord of the Rings has absolutely nothing to do with D&D - the book even less than the movie. The game may have taken a few points (like the various races) as inspiration for its development, but the book is firmly rooted in medieval folklore and mythology, and should not be confused with all the mediocre sword-and-sorcery fodder than can be found on bookstore shelves.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 18:08 |
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I must have read it about 27 times; the first time was in the spring of 1977, at the age of 17.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 18:18 |
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One might argue that Lord of the Rings invented the elements used in D&D, at least to some extent, or at least enhanced the scenery and settings for this type of literature beyond the scope of what Robert E. Howard and the other writers of the pulp magazines in the decades prior to Tolkien's works.
LOTR is more of a linguistic experiment placed in a fantasy world really...with multiple references to folklore and mythology along the way, as well as religion.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 18:20 |
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Multiple times, along with The Hobbit.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 18:27 |
Raff wrote:
Well, The Lord of the Rings has absolutely nothing to do with D&D - the book even less than the movie. The game may have taken a few points (like the various races) as inspiration for its development, but the book is firmly rooted in medieval folklore and mythology, and should not be confused with all the mediocre sword-and-sorcery fodder than can be found on bookstore shelves.
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I'm sure your right Raff, just to the less interested novice or outsider we get confused, didn't mean to slight Tolkien's work. A lot of my friends in high school were crazy about Lord of the Rings, I'm more into urban realism, so I'm kind of clueless on the whole thing.
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Posted: March 20 2010 at 18:30 |
Raff wrote:
Well, The Lord of the Rings has absolutely nothing to do with D&D - the book even less than the movie. The game may have taken a few points (like the various races) as inspiration for its development, but the book is firmly rooted in medieval folklore and mythology, and should not be confused with all the mediocre sword-and-sorcery fodder than can be found on bookstore shelves.
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Well, then brace yourself, because I'm going to say something that may be a bit offensive . . .
R.A. Salvatore, J.K. Rowling, Robert Jordan, Stephen King, Garth Nix, George R.R. Martin, Chris Paolini, Philip Pullman, Terry Brooks, etc. are all modern fantasy writers that may have a hand in this 'fodder' you speak of, yet I find their work 100 times more enjoyable to read than people like Tolkein or Lewis.
Why? Because while they may not be as original as LotR, I find the authors' writing styles and interpretations of the fantasy genre more in line with my own personality. Does that mean if I can't finish reading LotR (which by the way, I never have been able to), I don't have good taste in fantasy? 
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