review: Lord of the Rings Trilogy

[darkjetti81]

I was just giving my bold opinion on how I felt about Tolkien.  There is no doubt that he is a great writer.  He just isn't my style.  Of course.. He's dead now and has no chance to evolve into the vicious writing of today's authors.  So it's no fault of his that I'm not fond of his work.  

Oh yeah, and I agree with you both on Terry Brooks.  But I did like the Shannara series, only because I read it before I read LOTR.  :)  But after I read Tolkien it was obvious where he got his ideas.  Goodkind though, is very origional.  A little violent, but you're kissing the book by the end.

Not All fantasy authors copy from Tolkien though.  As a matter of fact, most authors are so scared that someone will think their work unorigional, that they get as far away from Tolkien as possible.  DUNE, again a fine example.  :)  

I stress though, that although Tolkien is not my taste, I enjoyed the book and the movies.  I just hate social conformity when something gets to be a major FAD, and ultimately destroys an artist that was appreciated by readers uninfluenced by the media and propaganda.

Peace

[Faster Master St. Pastor]

EUOL doesn't seem to have any problem with being original, but then he's so wierd that he just has Ideas pop into his head about absolutly nothing.

[Entsuropi]

For about 20 years after tolkien, all fantasy was his style. It was just the perception that tolkien-esque was the only fantasy.

I think goodkinds biggest problem is his obsession with his characters getting raped. I've got no problem with huge violence or sex scenes or whatever, just goodkind does it way too much. Every book follows the formula that Kaylen (richards wife) gets raped, or threatened with rape, unless Richard does something that goes against his morals.

[darkjetti81]

wow that is harsh.  But it is partially true.  

Goodkind is probably the most violent fantasy writer out there.  In the first book he discribes Richard getting tortured for several chapters.  But his genius is that you feel the pain along with the characters.  

He makes you hate the enemy so much you just wish they would die, and then he blesses you with sweet sweet revenge!  Something we rarely recieve in real life.  

 

[lehea]

I've read the trilogy countless times and some of his other works.  Hail Tolkien for creating Middle Earth! 

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

oki. just as a warning, no one else is going to be as nice as I am right now. YOu've resurrected threethreads that were last posted half a year ago, and one that was over a year. In the FAQ this is specifically stated as a no-no, esp when all you have to say is "I read it too." Please don't do it again.