Popularity of the Books

I think the reason his books are so poplular is because they are so well written. And then the movies were made. And that got people interested in wanting to know just where the movies came from so they went and got the books and read them. I read them all before I ever saw any of the movies. By then Fellowship and Two Towers were already out on DVD but that's okay. I still enjoyed them. Very much. And of course I've seen ROTK. But nothing compares to Tolkiens work. It's just amazing. His character develop is like nothing else I've ever read before or since. Yeah sometime he got a little long winded with descriptions but no one else could or will ever be able to write like he did. He was a true genious. The day he died was a very sad day indeed. The world lost a great man and a great author.