<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>THose of these fans who ultimately refuse to read the books because they're "boring", or "slow", or they're antiqities should be considered (I think) a disgrace to Tolkien fans everywhere (see above for the definition of a Tolkien fan).<BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Well, duuude, while I was <I>mui</I> disappointed with those people in my life who picked up the book after seeing the film and never got past page eight, I still remembered (even at my rather low level of emotional maturity) that the literary works of Tolkien are not for everyone. Just like caviar isn't for everyone either (for some reasons most of you Americans scream "fish-eggs!" and bolt the second I mention it, how confusing is that for a Russian?).<P>We've established that such people as you described are not Tolkien fans. They're not a disgrace, however. They're just...not Tolkien fans. You know?<P>P.S. I don't mean to be a b*tch, but, despite the fact that English is only my second language I still manage to get peeved when the word "improper" gets replaced with "unproper." Unless this is some sort of inside joke (?).<p>[ January 29, 2003: Message edited by: Lush ]
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