LotR, an Edwardian Adventure Story? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 03-16-2006, 09:50 PM

It seems to me that Rowling was clever and wordly wise (at least the popular lit world) to go the safe route of school story and mystery. Tolkien's open-ended structure still seems unwanted. Even the big fantasy series of the current era seem to follow a safe pattern rather than just go where the story takes the author. Hmmm..... ghosts of a certain Kalessin rant? What was that called? Ah yes: Are There Any Valid Criticisms? That was a real tour de force!

Might be worth taking a peek at, those of us who have been around only in the last two years....

03-16-2006, 09:50 PM	#31
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	It seems to me that Rowling was clever and wordly wise (at least the popular lit world) to go the safe route of school story and mystery. Tolkien's open-ended structure still seems unwanted. Even the big fantasy series of the current era seem to follow a safe pattern rather than just go where the story takes the author. Hmmm..... ghosts of a certain Kalessin rant? What was that called? Ah yes: Are There Any Valid Criticisms? That was a real tour de force! Might be worth taking a peek at, those of us who have been around only in the last two years....