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<blockquote data-quote="Bradley Hindman" data-source="post: 7490026" data-attributes="member: 91764">You assume too much!&nbsp; I read the hobbit in 4th grade (thank you Mrs. Christensen my 4th grade teacher) and have been hooked on RPGs, scifi and fantasy ever since.&nbsp; I devoured the Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion shortly thereafter and was mesmerized.&nbsp; However, I reread the Lord of the Rings as an adult and found it a long slog to get through. The ideas and world building were still fantastic, but the writing was painfully long winded.So, I had the same early experience with Tolkien as you, but I'm downvoting him regularly and often. Its not that I hate him, hate his books, or didn't enjoy reading them.&nbsp; They just ain't my cup of tea anymore. I have the same problem with Brandon Sanderson.&nbsp; Good ideas, too many words to get them across. I don't have the free-time to read a thousand pages anymore.&nbsp; Both Sanderson and Tolkien need an editor with a cruel heart to cut those tomes down to a reasonable size.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bradley Hindman, post: 7490026, member: 91764"] You assume too much! I read the hobbit in 4th grade (thank you Mrs. Christensen my 4th grade teacher) and have been hooked on RPGs, scifi and fantasy ever since. I devoured the Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion shortly thereafter and was mesmerized. However, I reread the Lord of the Rings as an adult and found it a long slog to get through. The ideas and world building were still fantastic, but the writing was painfully long winded. So, I had the same early experience with Tolkien as you, but I'm downvoting him regularly and often. Its not that I hate him, hate his books, or didn't enjoy reading them. They just ain't my cup of tea anymore. I have the same problem with Brandon Sanderson. Good ideas, too many words to get them across. I don't have the free-time to read a thousand pages anymore. Both Sanderson and Tolkien need an editor with a cruel heart to cut those tomes down to a reasonable size. [/QUOTE]

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