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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:45 am
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:20 am
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:26 am
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:32 pm
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:55 pm
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 3:41 am
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:14 am
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 5:27 pm
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 11:51 pm
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 1:44 am
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Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:00 pm
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 12:53 am
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 12:17 am
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exclaim Dood. Let's clear this up. I am in no way saying LOTR sucks. Ok? I love the books. I know the plotline front, backwards, inside out and outside in. So don't evict me because of what I say in this post, mmkay? xD exclaim
Let's evaluate this, shall we?
On one hand, we have Tolkien. A genius in his own right. On the other we have a recently new author showered with praise 'cause he started writing at 15.
Tolkien's style is completely different to the "modern" way of writing today. Most people find it torture to read a book like LOTR. I'll admit this, I did skip a large portion of Frodo and Sam's chapters in the books when I finaly got around to reading them myself (before my Dad read them to me =3).
Now let's look at Inherritence. The style is simple, easier to understand, and aimed at a younger audience than LOTR. Think about it-if you were twelve, would you rather read a book about dragons and a teenage vegan hero who saves the world or a book written in the beautiful and confusing (at least, to me xD) language of Tolkien's time?
These two books are both aimed at a completely different audience. There is no comparison. Inherritence's popularity no doubt comes from those leigions of twelve-year-olds who can't be bothered to even contemplate reading LOTR, for the simple reason that, to them, the amazing books are just massive, dust-filled bricks. Which, coincidently, is what state my copies of Eragon and Eldest are in xD
Oh, and those twelve year olds don't know what they're missing out on. Do you know how many times I laughed at the line; '"Alas," said Legolas,'? Yes, I know. I am sad =)
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