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Have any of you read The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien?
A few of the letters are in response to readers who questioned Tolkien's decisions in specific instances and made inferences that weren't there. He denies them and offers a massive, full-proof explanation as to why he did what he did. It's quite impressive.
Are there other authors who to that great length in making every tiny decision? With so many twists and turns in the plot, The Lord of the Rings would've been chaotic without that sort of forethought, don't you think?
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