JRR+Tolkein

[|praagyasingh]

J.R.R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuld Tolkien is, without doubt, one of the most famous and influential writers in the history of literature. Instead of basing his fantasy stories on existing mythologies and legends, Tolkien went a step further and created his own legends and myths for his imaginary world of Middle-earth. Middle-earth is incredibly detailed in it’s geography, history and culture and seems very realistic. Tolkien’s works include “The Lord of the Rings”, “The Hobbit”, “The Silmarillion”, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, “Roverandom”, “Tales from the Perilous Realm” and “The Adventures of Tom Bombadil”. The most famous among these is the “Lord of the Rings”, which has also been made into many movies. Tolkien is my favorite author because I simply wonder at the imagination of the man, and the depth with which he created Middle-earth and the legends surrounding it. Posted Nov 28, 2007 6:42 pm

[|avanika15]

Yeah, with Tolkien, you really can't criticize any of his works, although some (read:LOTR, The Hobbit)are a lot better than the others.... The whole concept of the Middle-Earth and its exfoliating...or i should should say refreshing description is extremely captivating! Posted Nov 28, 2007 6:50 pm

[|Gaurav12] I dont agree with you, the whole concept of middle-earth is so far fetched and hard to believe.If he were more realistic, he would have probably got a job!!

raghav14 Gaurav, I don't completely agree with you. The whole idea of his books were to fascinate us and take us to an imaginary world.

Sophie @ Boxgrove I think his books are good but the films of them are a bit off putting.

**avanika15 @ MSMSV:-** I know what you mean by "off-putting"! They're mainly the journey which gets a bit boring. Gaurav--You have to salute the imagination of that man! And getting a job is not the only thing in the world... Hope there are more people amongst us who like to read his books!