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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 9605446">I suppose what 'good writing' means here is going to really be something that could be its own thread. I like Tolkien's writing style a lot. But I think he is also coming at things from a very different background than most writers. I tried reading Game of Thrones some years back and had trouble getting into it. But the writing seemed fine to me. Some of those TSR books felt much more rough around the edges to me. They were often very entertaining and I might prefer to read them, but if I read George RR Martin or Tolkien out loud, then read Dragonlance the former two have much better flow to my ears. But prose isn't everything. I've read plenty of books that are well written but also mind-numbingly dull. A Jim Butcher Novel, especially the early Dresden Files ones, might not be pristinely written, but they were always entertaining and engaging. Dragonlance was similar for me back when I was into it (though I much prefer the second trilogy as the story is a lot more interesting in my opinion).</blockquote>