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[Lizard]

I think one of the only reasons Tolkien is revered is because he was the first real fantasy author, imho. He's primarily an historian and a linguist, and it really shows in his writing. It's so dry, and well, in many cases, boring. Many of the characters are flat, they don't really develop as characters at all, and are seen from the perspective of a person who studies history... in the sense that all you really see is their actions as one piece of a whole, which is cool and all, but they're still really boring. In the case of some characters, he shows growth, but in comparison to what could have been possible, I just find myself somewhat unimpressed.

I agree with you totally tai.I even think I post something simmiliar waaay back in some other book discussion thread.
LOTR saga was quite boring and dry and more or less unimpressive.(I just repeated your words :tai: ...)
Anyway he was first,and this credit cant be taken, but I wonder how would fantasy genre evolve if there wasnt Tolkien....

[Chris]

Originally posted by Anubis@Apr 21 2005, 07:54 PM
I don't have time to read books, that's why I listen them. LOL

24 tapes :blink: are great to listen while driving to school or to work.

Exactly my opinion. I have to drive between 100 and 400 km per day. Sometimes you'll reach the point when listening to music or radio gets just too boring. Audiobooks are a fine solution then. k: I have bought most of my audiobooks after reading the "hardcopy", however. Therefore it's more of a re-listening, and I can easily miss some parts without loosing the storyline and having to rewind the tape.

[taikara]

Wow, and I thought I was really going to get it for saying that, hehe.

[Tulac]

I don't read books very often, if I do, I prefer fantasy and political ones...
"Animal Farm" would be my favourite book, that's for sure...

[BeefontheBone]

Orwell was a genius, and scarily prescient. Nineteen Eighty-Four is excellent, Animal Farm was interesting but I found the allegory a little transparent.

[Tulac]

I wasn't able to read the whole version of 1984 (my sister borrowed it to someone), only a shortened English version(40 pages), so I can't really make a real judgement on that book, I am sure it is great, but how much I'll have to read it... (I'm to lazy to go to the library somehow)

[A. J. Raffles]

I think it's pretty short, actually. Only something between 250 and 350 pages (depending on the edition). And it's definitely worth reading, Tulac. If you don't want to go to the library to get it, you can try the Project Gutenberg e-text or a slightly more legible e-text.

[Lizard]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles@Apr 21 2005, 10:48 PM
I think it's pretty short, actually. Only something between 250 and 350 pages (depending on the edition). And it's definitely worth reading, Tulac. If you don't want to go to the library to get it, you can try the Project Gutenberg e-text or a slightly more legible e-text.

Whoa! Thanks
(I am not Tulac, but I wanted to read 1984 pretty long time) :tai:

[drumminfreek]

Ive never read 1984 but ive heard its really interesting
but i have read a book of the same genre i found interesting:
The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy! it was a cool book

[Iron_Scarecrow]

David Eddings Belgariad and Mallorean series are some of the best books I have ever read, the two that followed weren't all that great as you know pretty much everything in them from reading the first 10 books.