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mormegil · 10-10-2006, 09:52 PM

While I've read many books, the majority tend to be fantasy, I must state the LOTR and the Silmarillion are unequivocally my favorites. I enjoy the other books and the add to me as a person but LOTR is something more. It is much more special and profound than all others.

There is a depth to LOTR that other books do not contain. There is a sense of purity in that book that I seldom, if ever, find in other books. It is a complete fantasy, so to speak. It is difficult to express in words but it evokes so many positive and good emotions in me that I know it is an uplifting book, and yes Fordim I am a better person for having read it!

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It perfectly fits my ideals and moral code that I never have any ambiguity in self by reading it (I hope that makes some sense). There is more character depth and more character identification than any other book and I find myself wanting to be a part of the fellowship or to help Beren in his quest.

10-10-2006, 09:52 PM	#16
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	While I've read many books, the majority tend to be fantasy, I must state the LOTR and the Silmarillion are unequivocally my favorites. I enjoy the other books and the add to me as a person but LOTR is something more. It is much more special and profound than all others. There is a depth to LOTR that other books do not contain. There is a sense of purity in that book that I seldom, if ever, find in other books. It is a complete fantasy, so to speak. It is difficult to express in words but it evokes so many positive and good emotions in me that I know it is an uplifting book, and yes Fordim I am a better person for having read it! . It perfectly fits my ideals and moral code that I never have any ambiguity in self by reading it (I hope that makes some sense). There is more character depth and more character identification than any other book and I find myself wanting to be a part of the fellowship or to help Beren in his quest. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”