"I personally feel it is the greatest work of literature this century has produced, but if I said that I would be deluged with comments about Tolkien’s alleged lack of storytelling skills and stylistic polish, the book’s lack of plot(!) and strong female characters (or female characters at all), the reactionary tendencies, the simplistic view of good and evil, the talkiness, the this, the that and doubtless the other as well, and I’d end up getting into arguments with people who know more than I do about everything except my heart, which will not change its opinion."
This quote made me smile because I identify with it so strongly. Funny thing is I don't even know if I am completely convinced LOTR is the greatest piece of literature of the 20th Century, but I do know it is the piece of literature that continues to touch and inspire me most deeply and that's good enough for me.
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Date: 2005-01-04 04:56 pm (UTC)This quote made me smile because I identify with it so strongly. Funny thing is I don't even know if I am completely convinced LOTR is the greatest piece of literature of the 20th Century, but I do know it is the piece of literature that continues to touch and inspire me most deeply and that's good enough for me.