If all of this is true, I think it's the saddest thing I've ever heard. To break contact with your own children because of a piece of art, no matter how beautiful, is just plain wrong.<P>And it's not like the book hasn't been merchandised to death, and portrayed on film in less-than-flattering light. Who cares? The book stands alone, and always will. No movie or Happy Meal toy is going to change that. <P>When Christopher Tolkien is ready to depart this world, I don't think his last thoughts will be "I wish Peter Jackson hadn't cast Liv Tyler in the role of Arwen".
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