Five Reasons Tolkien Rocks

[davem]

or "Why you can't get a proper Dark Lord anymore".
http://www.omnivoracious.com/2009/06/there-and-back-again-five-reasons-tolkien-rocks.html#more Well worth a read

[Hakon]

Interesting blog post. I do not get the Why we can't get a proper dark lord anymore part. We just can't get that perfect one anymore. Now we get near perfect and suckish ones.

[Kuruharan]

That is a very interesting article. Its definitely something that we have discussed many times over here on the Downs.

And I have to say that I think 'great clomping foot of nerdism' has to be about the most hilarious things I've ever read.

I wish I could write something to earn a comment like that. ;)

Could I have my personal title changed to that? ;)

[davem]

Interesting blog post. I do not get the Why we can't get a proper dark lord anymore part. We just can't get that perfect one anymore. Now we get near perfect and suckish ones.

Which is Mieville's point - Sic transit gloria mundi 'n' all that.

[The Might]

Nice post, I especially agree with points 3 and 4. :D