Comment Re:At The Risk of Losing Karma... (Score 1) 626
To someone that just reads the Fellowship, or the whole series for that matter, because they've heard about how great it is without knowing why is set up for this kind of impression.
The first time I attempted Fellowship I just couldn't get through it. It has a lot to do with the setting of the story, the development of the characters and their quirks, mindset, etc. The Character development done in the series is some of the best I've ever read. Unfortunately, that means that there are some places that aren't going to be as fast-paced as most of us in this generation would like.
When I think back over the main plot and storyline of the series it's actually fairly simple, but all of the subplots, character development and history really provide a depth that's not present in many other works of literature. Once you see it as a whole it really shows all of the effort Tolkien put into his works.
If you want something boring read "The Simarillion" (sp?) That stuff is pretty dry, but shows the lengths Tolkien went to in creating an entire world with history, etc.
The first time I attempted Fellowship I just couldn't get through it. It has a lot to do with the setting of the story, the development of the characters and their quirks, mindset, etc. The Character development done in the series is some of the best I've ever read. Unfortunately, that means that there are some places that aren't going to be as fast-paced as most of us in this generation would like.
When I think back over the main plot and storyline of the series it's actually fairly simple, but all of the subplots, character development and history really provide a depth that's not present in many other works of literature. Once you see it as a whole it really shows all of the effort Tolkien put into his works.
If you want something boring read "The Simarillion" (sp?) That stuff is pretty dry, but shows the lengths Tolkien went to in creating an entire world with history, etc.
