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Old 06-19-2012, 10:53 AM   #942
Galadriel
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I mean, I'm not crazy about the series , but I liked it better than, say, the inevitable example of Harry Potter - much much better, in fact.

Books like Tolkien's are pretty rare. You can dig in any direction and you unearth more and more and more.
Truly? I quite liked the middle three books of HP. I mean, yeah, it had gaping plot-holes, but I had to admire Rowling's flair for creating a magical atmosphere. I would have rather loved it if she had put in more detail.

That, of course, is true. XD I keep trying to compare fantasy books to LotR, and so far most of them have been at least somewhat disappointing. Game of Thrones was the only one, for me, that came close to the standards I set.
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