J Root answers “why am i just keep putting it down? should...”

Linh Nguyen asked this question about The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2):

why am i just keep putting it down? should i continue or should i just give up, it really bores me to death, there are so many dialogues talking about past and chatting to each other ...

J Root The trilogy was written a long time ago- it's roots go back to the author's service in World War One and it was completed in World War Two, so it is o…moreThe trilogy was written a long time ago- it's roots go back to the author's service in World War One and it was completed in World War Two, so it is old fiction. The description of the dead marshes where little candles light above the drowned dead is Tolkiens's nod to the mud and corpses he saw in the Great War. Tolkien was also a Professor of English Literature, much into myth and development of language and the book reflects the man. It was written by a scholar, not a Hollywood script writer with an eye to kids with a two minute attention span and a car chase every thirty seconds. It is one of those books with a huge back story which has an enormous fan club. You either like it or hate it- few readers are so -so. If it's not your style then fine- maybe try graphic novels if you find them easier.(less)

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