Off-topic: Yes, it would make a great PT someday.
On-topic: "Just a book" doesn't really describe LotR for me. Yes, I know that it did not happen and that it is not real (though ZL would tell you differently), I can see the people and places in it in my mind. LotR feels real. There is no question in my mind that if races such as the Elves and the Naugrim did exist, they would be just like the ones in Tolkien. I know that sounds silly.
LotR is the most real fantasy that I have ever encountered. I have read many of the fantasy that is out there, if only because Tolkien didn't write more than he did, and none of it has the incredible depth that LotR has. It's like ME is better than our world, and, well, I don't know how to explain it.
One of the things that I love about LotR is the way that Tolkien created a history for it. Nothing really just happens, there is a reason and a purpose behind everything. Even things that are enigmas, like good ol' Tom Bom.badil.
I don't think any of this made sense, so I'll shut up now.
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