Tolkien
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Reading “The Lord of the Rings:” “Three is Company”
When I first read The Lord of the Rings many years ago, I remember this chapter being one…
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Reading “The Lord of the Rings:” “The Shadow of the Past”
In this chapter, the reader finally begins to learn of the origins of the Ring, not…
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Reading “The Lord of the Rings:” “Prologue”
It’s that time of year again, Tolkien Appreciation Month! This year, I’ve decided to post periodically…
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Tolkien’s Heirs (II): David Eddings
Some time ago, I wrote that Terry Brooks, the bestselling author of the multi-volume Shannara series…
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Tolkien’s Heirs (I): Terry Brooks
It’s become something of a cliche in reviews of fantasy novels, especially those in the epic…
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The Exquisite Queerness of Jackson’s “The Hobbit”
It is no secret that we queers have always had an appreciation and an adoration of…
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Are Tolkien’s Orcs Really THAT Evil?
In the moral universe Tolkien created, good and evil, at least on the surface, appear fairly…
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Why I’m Not a Tolkien Purist
We Tolkien fans are, not surprisingly, a very diverse group. There are those of us, for…
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In Defense of Peter Jackson, Tolkien Fans, and Nerds Everywhere
Peter Jackson has taken a lot of flack for the alleged butchering of The Hobbit, variously described as…
TJ West 