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No, because the movies are very contemporary and relevant, thus he will remain so for quite a while. Dan Send a noteboard - 12/12/2011 03:14:53 AM
For better or for worse.








I think we are at least 2 generations removed from Tolkien. I can't tell you how irritating it is to pick up a book and see a blurb about how the author is a modern Tolkien. I'm sorry, but I didn't grow up on Tolkien. I grew up on Jordan, Weis and Hickman, Salvatore, even Martin. There is a whole new slew of great authors, like Abercrombie, Sanderson, Butcher, Rothfuss, Erikson. Tolkien was the pretty much the first to set the stage for modern fantasy. That's it. Stop treating the guy like he's still relevant. Because, personally, I found Lord of the Rings to be almost unreadable. It makes for a good sleep aid, though.

Face it people, it's time to start comparing these new authors to Jordan, maybe even Martin. Tolkien is like 60+ years ago. Do authors still get compared to Homer? The state of fantasy right now is light years past what Tolkien came up with. I partially blame Peter Jackson, of course. What he did with that material was freaking brilliant. It made Lord of the Rings relevant again. So, of course, all credit goes back to Tolkien now. But if I ever became a writer, I would credit Jordan, et al. and never mention Tolkien. That time is done. It's over. Move on. Jordan and Martin are the standards now.

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Aren't the Tolkien comparisons getting a little...old? - 09/12/2011 09:51:39 PM 2751 Views
The comparison bothers me, but not because Tolkien isn't relevant. - 09/12/2011 10:05:22 PM 1622 Views
I agree with this. - 09/12/2011 10:21:34 PM 1649 Views
Re: I agree with this. - 10/12/2011 07:09:33 PM 1595 Views
Exactly *NM* - 12/12/2011 12:09:19 PM 795 Views
Only when shit works are being compared to him - 09/12/2011 10:22:26 PM 1524 Views
Larry, - 10/12/2011 01:13:18 AM 1541 Views
Snide dismissal that will be passed off as for his own entertainment. - 10/12/2011 04:55:43 AM 1445 Views
We get a lot of that around here. *NM* - 10/12/2011 05:18:01 AM 595 Views
makes me wonder... - 10/12/2011 04:37:33 PM 1428 Views
Re: makes me wonder... - 11/12/2011 03:03:15 AM 1407 Views
Well-deserved condescension. - 11/12/2011 03:54:27 AM 1572 Views
You're sure about that? - 11/12/2011 04:20:26 AM 1798 Views
Re: You're sure about that? - 11/12/2011 05:25:08 AM 1528 Views
Re: You're sure about that? - 11/12/2011 06:03:02 AM 1394 Views
i think you shouldn't judge a whole world's school programs on your school - 11/12/2011 06:42:30 AM 1431 Views
Yeah, I'm limited in my knowledge, lol - 11/12/2011 08:03:26 AM 1450 Views
My school was...not great. - 11/12/2011 04:02:36 PM 1476 Views
I'm 24. - 11/12/2011 03:49:06 PM 1398 Views
If you're arguing that children should be able to read genre fiction, fine. - 11/12/2011 08:52:27 PM 1317 Views
Well, I suppose it depends on the type of genre being read - 11/12/2011 09:36:16 PM 1565 Views
How often do you hear the challenging writers mentioned at this site? - 12/12/2011 02:03:05 PM 1296 Views
Only when you, me, and a couple others write reviews - 12/12/2011 04:21:14 PM 1684 Views
Oh, it was the same as it always is - 12/12/2011 05:23:56 PM 1404 Views
True - 12/12/2011 06:29:10 PM 1465 Views
One note - 13/12/2011 12:17:48 AM 1491 Views
Perhaps - 13/12/2011 12:49:34 AM 1420 Views
*Sighs* Such is the plight of those shining few intelects... - 23/12/2011 01:15:47 AM 1480 Views
Much of the actual "Classics", that is, Greek and Latin originals, kids would eat up. - 12/12/2011 03:13:03 AM 1297 Views
Try teaching Apuleius in schools... *NM* - 12/12/2011 04:12:49 AM 719 Views
Plato is exciting, brutal and scandalous? - 12/12/2011 09:59:13 PM 1364 Views
You're upfront and honest about it; he isn't. The difference matters to me. *NM* - 11/12/2011 05:18:42 AM 765 Views
Uhh...uh... - 11/12/2011 05:34:23 AM 1401 Views
this is a bit off topic, but out of curiousity... - 11/12/2011 06:28:35 AM 1519 Views
There are no special snowflakes, are there? - 11/12/2011 09:39:21 PM 1322 Views
There are many way of widening one's horizons and broadening one's mind. - 11/12/2011 10:08:24 PM 1080 Views
I said as much in my comment - 11/12/2011 10:20:03 PM 1355 Views
What I don't like- - 12/12/2011 04:28:55 AM 1437 Views
Why don't you name something, then? - 12/12/2011 04:40:29 AM 1377 Views
Sure. - 13/12/2011 07:30:56 AM 1212 Views
Mentioning Ender's Game pretty much shot your argument in the foot. - 13/12/2011 02:02:59 PM 1328 Views
You dismiss the entire video game medium because many games lack value. - 13/12/2011 03:59:11 PM 1461 Views
You're like the McDonald's paid advocate trying to say Big Macs are actually healthy. - 13/12/2011 05:46:37 PM 1276 Views
McDonalds food is inherently unhealthy. - 13/12/2011 06:02:18 PM 1408 Views
For the sake of argument ... - 13/12/2011 04:09:51 PM 1318 Views
Stephenson is not literature, that's for damn sure. - 13/12/2011 05:49:24 PM 1268 Views
Thank you, The Voice of Lews Therin. *NM* - 16/12/2011 05:14:42 AM 784 Views
I'll leave it up to others to define as they wish against their self-conceptions of me - 10/12/2011 10:52:54 AM 1424 Views
that's alright. I really have no desire to stroke your twit-ego. *NM* - 10/12/2011 04:36:56 PM 574 Views
Considering the firestorm I appear to have touched off, that may be best. - 12/12/2011 12:57:49 PM 1422 Views
I know, John - 12/12/2011 04:27:04 PM 1313 Views
Re: I know, John - 12/12/2011 05:06:26 PM 1366 Views
As I've said in the past, I'd be scared if anyone agreed with me anywhere approaching 100% - 12/12/2011 06:33:52 PM 1304 Views
Re: As I've said in the past, I'd be scared if anyone agreed with me anywhere approaching 100% - 12/12/2011 07:13:37 PM 1387 Views
Same guy - 12/12/2011 07:26:13 PM 1413 Views
Ha! Excellent point. *NM* - 11/12/2011 03:44:52 AM 704 Views
I have to agree. - 09/12/2011 10:54:06 PM 1430 Views
They're there for marketing - 10/12/2011 12:20:17 AM 1396 Views
Most of those comparisons are like that anyway - 10/12/2011 05:32:45 PM 1527 Views
Maybe if so much of the genre weren't crap derivative works it wouldn't be so common. *NM* - 11/12/2011 03:44:24 AM 697 Views
To be fair, a lot of it isn't. - 11/12/2011 04:06:07 AM 1346 Views
I suspect that if it really isn't derivative it's not being compared to Tolkien in the first place. - 11/12/2011 04:18:57 AM 1302 Views
That's true. - 11/12/2011 11:08:01 AM 1292 Views
Maybe they mean something else by using his name. - 11/12/2011 03:50:15 AM 1364 Views
When they don't work, yes. - 11/12/2011 03:18:44 PM 1361 Views
The Tolkien fanaticism gets old. And yes, for me it is unreadable. - 11/12/2011 11:37:53 PM 1356 Views
No, because the movies are very contemporary and relevant, thus he will remain so for quite a while. - 12/12/2011 03:14:53 AM 1412 Views
Yes *NM* - 22/12/2011 07:08:38 PM 819 Views

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