On Wednesday 08 Aug 2012 12:47:58 pm Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: > Tolkien was a tedious read too, but the Peter Jackson movies made them > watchable, unlike the Rand movies. I read the books again with my son, > and realised that I had missed the racism completely the first time.
I am re reading those Tolkien books right now. I'm afraid I haven't yet got to parts that I can say are definitely racist. I am about 30% through - with my first reading having been done about 30 years ago. Having said that I do not read any of the songs/poems which are conveniently in italics on my new e book reader which happens to be my phone. shiv
