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Lalaith · 06-25-2011, 10:04 AM

Not quite sure where to put this bit of news, but today ex-PM Tony Blair revealed LotR as one of his Desert Island books.
"It has its share of wizards who become collaborators, good people who fall from grace, and those who are in some sense redeemed. For the scale and majesty of the invention, the details of the imaginary world created by Tolkien and the rich and deep themes of good and evil, nothing compares to it."

Full story here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...ks?INTCMP=SRCH

06-25-2011, 10:04 AM	#15
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Not quite sure where to put this bit of news, but today ex-PM Tony Blair revealed LotR as one of his Desert Island books. "It has its share of wizards who become collaborators, good people who fall from grace, and those who are in some sense redeemed. For the scale and majesty of the invention, the details of the imaginary world created by Tolkien and the rich and deep themes of good and evil, nothing compares to it." Full story here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...ks?INTCMP=SRCH __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling