I've never read "LOTR" (by the way, IDLTA...I Don't Like These Abbreviations), and I didn't read Ayn Rand until I was past my teens (I have only liked the open-ended premise of "Night of Janary 16th", its concept that what is "serious" can also be "entertaining", the two are not mutually exclusive... I've liked none of the other books)....so I wonder how these have affected other readers. Coincidentally, I am just writing my thoughts about how exposure to different "subjects" in school has determined my knowledge, ignorance... and aversion...quotients.
http://deponti.livejournal.com/931000.html Deepa.
