Blasphemy! We shall round-up all the speakers of heresy, bound them on a stake and burn them like the Witches of old! Within the Holy Words of Tolkien we are graced with the richness, beauty and majesty of Tolkien the Magnificant.
Never shall these Words be critized by the true lovers of literature, the mastermind that is Tolkien has sculpted the imagination of our generation. The words 'literay hack' being spouted at us shall never destroy our faith in the masterpiece, for we are the fans of Tolkien and we can see the truth- The Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece.
A little overdramatic, but back to the question. Most of my friends won't even bother taking on the daunting task of reading the book. Of those we did read it, many have liked it and I know few who hate it. Although the one who hates it is one of my closest friends, his words of hatred merely bounce off me. The Lord of the Rings is a masterpiece - nothing can convince me otherwise.
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"It needs more to make a king than a piece of elvish glass, or a rabble such as this."
-the Mouth of Sauron
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