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Legolas · 09-27-2006, 03:04 PM

The aura and the story, dude. Wizards, elves, magic. Struggles with change, uninvited adventure, happy but not completely shiny endings.

The relatively simple fantasy setting of The Hobbit drew me in.

Even if Middle-earth had never been expanded in another novel, The Hobbit would've drawn me in and kept me forever. The hints of depth for the larger - read: humungous - world to be discovered in the later releases would've kept me wondering.

I think what draws me the most is The Fellowship of the Ring, the best part of reading Lord of the Rings. The story and its setting, a perfect combination of the two.

09-27-2006, 03:04 PM	#2
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	The aura and the story, dude. Wizards, elves, magic. Struggles with change, uninvited adventure, happy but not completely shiny endings. The relatively simple fantasy setting of The Hobbit drew me in. Even if Middle-earth had never been expanded in another novel, The Hobbit would've drawn me in and kept me forever. The hints of depth for the larger - read: humungous - world to be discovered in the later releases would've kept me wondering. I think what draws me the most is The Fellowship of the Ring, the best part of reading Lord of the Rings. The story and its setting, a perfect combination of the two. __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.