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i'm almost finished the two towers (book 2 of lord of the rings)
It's been a while since i read the series and I have far more appreciation for it now - it's incredibly well written.
The copycats suffer greatly in comparrison (Terry Brooks, David Eddings, etc) are a bunch of hacks ...
Stephen R Donaldson who wrote the Chronicles of Thomas the Unbeliever series came the closest .. his writing was richer .. but his hero was unlikeable .. an interesting spin but it makes for frustrating reading.
Lord of the Rings is a finely crafted piece of work ..if you havent read it in a while, do so again - it's one of the most entertaining books i know of in any genre.
(and as i thought i had remembered - .. Legolas and Grimli had much more important rolls in the books than in the films)
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