The Value of fantasy - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lomelinde · 06-03-2002, 12:59 PM

People are definitely paying more attention to fantasy now than before the LOTR films, especially that of Tolkien. Only a little while ago, LOTR, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion all were on best-sellers book lists in many newspapers, and the bookstores near me have expanded their Tolkien offerings tenfold. The movie has definitely put Tolkien back into the spotlight, and now people who never would have picked up a fantasy novel before are finding they like the genre after all. I know. I'm one of them.

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Lomelinde Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ha! Wouldn't you like to know? Posts: 80	People are definitely paying more attention to fantasy now than before the LOTR films, especially that of Tolkien. Only a little while ago, LOTR, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion all were on best-sellers book lists in many newspapers, and the bookstores near me have expanded their Tolkien offerings tenfold. The movie has definitely put Tolkien back into the spotlight, and now people who never would have picked up a fantasy novel before are finding they like the genre after all. I know. I'm one of them. __________________ The Dwarf breathes so loud I could've shot him in the dark, drunk, blindfolded and hanging upside down from a tree.