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kleinbl00  ·  3707 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Newsletter: #030

For the record:

My criticism was that people don't view Tolkien's work as books, they view it as some unassailable brilliance that is utterly beyond reproach. Your response was to reject any statement of Tolkien's work as books because they are unassailable brilliance that is utterly beyond reproach.

Whether you meant to or not, you proved my point. Three years back, mk and I were having a convivial discussion about Tolkien worship. Your move was to summon me, kick sand in my face, and say I was full of shit.

They're just books. And Tolkien was just an author. Sorry that makes you sad, but you're better than this.