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Old 03-22-2002, 07:35 PM   #19
Aelia Jusa
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Originally posted by Tancred:


I'll agree with you on the fact that Book 2 is a hell of a lot better than most think, but 'excruciating finale'? That finale is what lifts LotR from a damn good story into a classic. Tolkien was one of the first to be brave enough to show that, after the story's over, not everyone lives happily ever after... there's always something left to do.
I guess that's true, maybe I was just sick of them all by that time. Plus I really wasn't very enamoured with any of the hobbits, frankly. Is there something wrong with me?
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