Lord of the Rings- what a crappy title! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

doug*platypus · 12-26-2002, 09:44 PM

The War of the Ring is a pretty boring title. More suited to the historical book that Frodo and Bilbo write. The Lord of the Rings has an air of mystery about it, precisely because it's about someone elusive, that we don't really see anything of in the book. If all books were titled by what happens in them, then we'd have classics like "Ahab Hunts a Whale", or "The Adventures of Jesus". Great.

12-26-2002, 09:44 PM	#26
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	The War of the Ring is a pretty boring title. More suited to the historical book that Frodo and Bilbo write. The Lord of the Rings has an air of mystery about it, precisely because it's about someone elusive, that we don't really see anything of in the book. If all books were titled by what happens in them, then we'd have classics like "Ahab Hunts a Whale", or "The Adventures of Jesus". Great. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.