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  1. Comment on Is Tolkien's prose really that bad? in ~books

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    I skim through most of the songs, but after reading the Silmarillion I'm able to pick up on references within them here and there, which has helped me appreciate the songs and poems more.

    I skim through most of the songs, but after reading the Silmarillion I'm able to pick up on references within them here and there, which has helped me appreciate the songs and poems more.

  2. Comment on Is Tolkien's prose really that bad? in ~books

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    Haha, I always find myself doing the same thing, though I usually end up forcing the same horrible melody upon every song.

    Haha, I always find myself doing the same thing, though I usually end up forcing the same horrible melody upon every song.

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  3. Comment on Is Tolkien's prose really that bad? in ~books

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    In the House of Tom Bombadil is one of my favourite chapters within FotR and one of the chief examples of a chapter that I only came to appreciate in my second read-through. The safe and cosy...

    In the House of Tom Bombadil is one of my favourite chapters within FotR and one of the chief examples of a chapter that I only came to appreciate in my second read-through. The safe and cosy atmosphere that Tolkien creates within the chapter is incredibly vivid, and I can't help but feel that I myself am under the same protection and safety that Tom and Goldberry provide for the hobbits when I read through the chapter, which I feel really speaks to Tolkien's ability to immerse the reader within the world of Middle Earth.

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  4. Is Tolkien's prose really that bad?

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    Recently I was reading through a discussion on Reddit in which Tolkien's writing and prose were quite heavily criticised. Prior to this I'd never seen much criticism surrounding his writing and so...

    Recently I was reading through a discussion on Reddit in which Tolkien's writing and prose were quite heavily criticised. Prior to this I'd never seen much criticism surrounding his writing and so I was wondering what the general consensus here is.

    The first time I read through The Lord of the Rings, I found myself getting bored of all the songs and the poems and the large stretches between any action, I felt that the pacing was far too slow and I found that I had to force myself to struggle through the book to get to the exciting parts that I had seen so many times in the films. Upon reading through The Lord of the Rings again recently my experience has been completely different and I've fallen in love with his long and detailed descriptions of nature, and the slower pacing.

    Has anyone else experienced something similar when reading his works? Are there more valid criticisms of his prose that extend beyond a craving for the same high-octane action of the films?

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  5. Comment on Where are you from? in ~talk

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    Lived in Scotland all my life

    Lived in Scotland all my life

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