Joshua wrote:
>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?
Snork!! Wheeze! ROFLMAO. Oh, Josh, you couldn't be further from the
truth. I hope Julia can dig up his rant for you, because I remember asking
him if he'd read the same Tolkein I did after he posted it. He did one of
his Star Wars type rants against _LoTR_ and Middle Earth in general. IIRC
he was trying to get a reaction, though.
I adore _LoTR_ (along with _The Hobbit_ and _The Silmarillion_), and IMO
Harry Potter is pretty cool too.
Amities,
Jo Anne
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