Posted by slartabartfast on November 8, 2000 at 18:50:45:
In Reply to: THE authoritive answer :P yeah right posted by Magtograme on November 8, 2000 at 17:59:29:
> cant stand Tolkein - really I cant read his books since I was twelve (too boring). Though I will watch the movies. This is the second time I've seen you write this so I am going to respond. Never say never.. :P I ran through all of his stuff when I was in my early teens. I really enjoyed the Silmarillion as well as the trilogy back then. I put it down for a long time (25 years or so). At some point in the last year I decided to re-read some of it and I remembered why I found it mesmorizing the first time. Tolkien can flat out describe people, places and food (Bombadil's table) as well as I've ever read. If you are in the action packed, edge of your seat, the more blood the better stage of your reading career, it isn't going to float your boat. But I will bet you here and now that when you are old and grey and have read EVERYTHING at least once, you will pick it up with a different set of eyes than you have now. In closing, lay off Tolkien! :P Since there was a request for a good read: Excession (Ion Banks)
Pure sci-fi that although has a bit of oddity to it left me pondering the nature of the universe.