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I can't vote on this issue because it's a draw in my case. I would absolutely love to have another story like LotR by an author as wonderful with words and thoughts as Tolkien. It always has been, and I suspect will continue to be, my favorite book of his, full of broadness and depth alike. However, I do love his minor works as well, and would enjoy reading more stories that walk the fine line between real life allegory and pure Faerie like "Leaf" and "Smith" do.
Though I enjoy the children's books, I could live without them. And when I really stop to think about it, I could live without the Sil, UT, etc. as well, though I have read and enjoyed them. But they do not touch my heart the way the above mentioned books do. (I've also enjoyed reading some of Tolkien's essays, but they are not centrally important to me either.)
So, no vote, but a definite opinion (well, two) on this topic from me.
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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