On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Joshua Bell wrote:
> Crossing over into the "Just Met Brin" thread...
>
> Does Brin have an on-record opinion on the Hobbit or LOTR? Methinks it
> would be one of both great respect (Tolkein was a master
> world-builder) and support - they are very much "everyman" stories. In
> both it's the plucky little guy (literally) who makes the biggest
> difference, and does so by old-fashioned stick-tuitedness rather than
> uberhuman powers. Thoughts along these lines?
He's posted a rant here. I can't dig it up today, but maybe someone else
can, or maybe I can try to track it down tomorrow. It's fairly
entertaining, at least. (Much like the man himself in person.)
Julia
