08-14-2003, 10:23 AM | #41 |
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I do feel the book is to short. It just feels like alot of stuff is still missing, more stories to be told. But I also love very long books and 1,000 pages to me is a very short book.
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08-17-2003, 01:49 PM | #42 |
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No.
No. LotR is perfect from every aspect possible. It is of perfect legnth, and it feels somewhat short because of its incredible and inevitable impression it leaves on the reader, and the reader's unquenchable crave for more.
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08-18-2003, 09:24 AM | #43 |
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Is the LoTR too short
Definitley too short!
There is not a lot to criticise LoTR, but the main thing that haggles me is that the end of the book just sort of whizzes past the reader. Also, I would have liked to hear more about how the Fellowship got to Rivendell in the first place (I know it is briefly touched upon in The Council of Elrond), and the role that Celeborn and Thranduil played in clearing up Mirkwood.
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08-21-2003, 07:18 AM | #44 |
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I don`t think that the books are short but books could be longer. Christopher Tolkien could continue his fathers work and write a little more about the 2nd age in Middle-Earth. I`d like to hear a little bit more about fangorn forest, ents how Isengard was built etc. MayB someone has wrote about thease things but I havn`t read it. Becouse I don`t live in UK or US it is hard for me to get books that haven`t been translated to Estonian. (I live in Estonia)
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08-21-2003, 10:48 AM | #45 |
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i think it is as long as it should be
there are many things mentioned only breafly and that makes you wonder and think more about it it makes you want to find out new information conserning the subject- it makes it more intresting this way if it would have been longer and everything would have been explained- it wouldn't have been so itresting and real (real life always leaves some questionmarks in the air) |
08-21-2003, 12:57 PM | #46 |
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I think it's a perfect size. I wish that there was a book about the fighting and stuff way back when up in the North with the Witch-king and Fornost and all. I would love that!
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09-06-2003, 09:25 PM | #48 |
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I really like FOTR, but after that, I think that Tolkien sped things up a bit. Beginning with TTT, but especially in ROTK, there is not enough detail. Pelennor fields, and the parts at Orodruin, as well as after Sauron was vanquished seemed very quick. I would have liked the Grey Havens to have more detail.
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09-06-2003, 10:42 PM | #49 |
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Depth supercedes Length.
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Re: Re: Is Lord of the Rings too short?
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09-16-2003, 12:16 AM | #51 |
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An alternative answer: Yes and No. ]; D
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