Spoiler in his own book! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

doug*platypus · 02-15-2003, 04:12 AM

Interesting points, all! I had never thought about that before.

Probably because the Lord of the Rings is not a thriller or a detective novel. Frodo never once says, "Elementary, my dear Samwise". Tolkien, not a writer by trade, never felt the need to conform to any model.

The fact that we can still enjoy the book, even though we know that Merry and Pippin survive, says a lot both about the book and about modern day books and movies that have to rely on suspense ad nauseum to keep one interested.

02-15-2003, 04:12 AM	#13
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Interesting points, all! I had never thought about that before. Probably because the Lord of the Rings is not a thriller or a detective novel. Frodo never once says, "Elementary, my dear Samwise". Tolkien, not a writer by trade, never felt the need to conform to any model. The fact that we can still enjoy the book, even though we know that Merry and Pippin survive, says a lot both about the book and about modern day books and movies that have to rely on suspense ad nauseum to keep one interested. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.

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