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Originally posted by Jorath Calar:
I just read in a paper that some wiseguys in Norway had done a poll on "the 100 best books of all time". While I normally pay no attention to this kind of things this onewas unusually stupid.... there was no mention of Tolkien... which is odd because I read that LotR was chosen the best book of the 20th century in 5 diffrent polls about 2 years ago...
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Well... LotR's an epic, isn't it? If one of the categories for choosing a 'Best Book of All Time' is instant appeal or accessibility to all, then LotR flunks. You've got to be the kind of person who REALLY digs sprawling HUGE big mad story/sagas to get the most out of LotR.
Besides, there's a big difference between 'taste' and 'style'...
