What are /lit/'s thoughts on Tolkien's works? Pros and cons, best and worst, whether he was a good author or trash-tier?
hobbitts r fucken gay
>>7892164
u fookin wot m8
ill fookin hook u in th gabbah
>>7892154
The first swig from the patrician cup will tell you that he's trash, but at the bottom you will once again find that he is a great author.
>>7892154
Hobbit is for kids, but created many modern fantasy tropes. It's a good read.
LotR is decidedly not for kids, and is a lot better, generally considered to be his masterwork.
If you enjoy them both, go for the Silmarillion or the Children of Hurin, which aren't great but are still good.
If you're REALLY into it after that, go for the History of Middle-earth, a 12-volume saga. 5-7 are especially well written.
The only reason you would continue past this point is obsession, and for that, I recommend the Unfinished Tales and Tolkien's Letters.
>>7892171
This.
>>7892184
And you should read Bored of the Rings as well.
>>7892200
Double dubs confirm.
couldn't write villains for shit
cringe-making lack of class consciousness
orcs are clumsy parodies of british thugs
stole his best ideas from the Kalevala
didn't include the part about Loki tying his balls to a goat
>>7892171
Haha. Nicely re-purposed quotation.
