tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post5316118424053570617..comments2023-10-18T09:50:12.721-04:00Comments on Fresh-scraped Vellum - A blog devoted to historical and fantasy fiction: “Beginning” of the Week #17Joseph Finleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348233611003693635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-36720535139845776862012-06-13T07:49:49.939-04:002012-06-13T07:49:49.939-04:00Lauren, I agree that the movies were fantastic and...Lauren, I agree that the movies were fantastic and that the books can be a bit wordy. But I really agree with your last point about his brilliant story creations. They shaped the genre.Joseph Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348233611003693635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-13376268740963224792012-06-13T06:56:59.279-04:002012-06-13T06:56:59.279-04:00Confession: I'm not actually a huge fan of the...Confession: I'm not actually a huge fan of the books. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the movies, but I really struggled with the books. <br /><br />I struggled sometimes with how wordy he was, and I wasn't at all keen on the poetry. <br /><br />I will, however, credit him with a fantastic imagination and brilliant story creations. LOTR is one of the epicest series of epic and it seems like one of those series that will live on for a very long time.Lauren's Loquacious Lithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885735855924653227noreply@blogger.com