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Aganzir · 09-25-2014, 05:25 PM

I just set my ASoIaF reread aside to start the Lord of the Rings for the ~13th time.

The former is enjoyable for its myriad characters, hints and secret plotlines. Still, it's not the same. It's just not the same.

It doesn't evoke an almost physical pleasure in the words.

(Anyhow, after this Tolkien spell passes and I finish the series, I will have more contributions for this thread - particularly picking up where I left about sexism.)

09-25-2014, 05:25 PM	#83
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,607	I just set my ASoIaF reread aside to start the Lord of the Rings for the ~13th time. The former is enjoyable for its myriad characters, hints and secret plotlines. Still, it's not the same. It's just not the same. It doesn't evoke an almost physical pleasure in the words. (Anyhow, after this Tolkien spell passes and I finish the series, I will have more contributions for this thread - particularly picking up where I left about sexism.) __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.