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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 7545362" data-attributes="member: 16814">No.  A "novel" should have as it's main purpose to present a story to the reader.  A good novel does this in an entertaining way.  A poor novel does not.  Tolkien presents his story poorly, as it's less a story and more a travelogue (as we seem to agree), therefore the LotR novels are poor novels. LotR is poorly organized, poorly paced, and not accessible.  That isn't to say there isn't glorious art within the covers, or it's not worth reading, it's just not worth reading as a novel.  Ask around for how many people have tried to read LotR and maybe made it through the first book only.  The LotR is a difficult slog for non-Tolkienphiles.</blockquote>