"Tolkein, while highly imaginative and intelligent, wasn't a good writer." Your thoughts?
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hijklmno
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Who says that he wasn't s good writer? So if he wasn't a good writer then how come soo many people have heard of his books and his stories have been condensed to be put on the big screen?
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He may not be the most technically advanced writer ever but he could tell a good story and his use of imagery is almost unsurpassed. There is more to great writing than technical ability. Oh, on a different note, there is now a photography category. http://www.answerbag.com/c_view/4927
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I can't dispute your opinion as I've never read anything by Tolkein. You may find food for thought on this site: http://www.tolkeinsociety.org/ ;-)
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Tolkien (i before e ;) was a master of linguistics and lore. While he's a little verbose, and I don't personally care for his inclusion of songs in his books (no doubt from his love of poetry), I think he's a great writer nonetheless. I do think your statement would be a dead-on description of J. K. Rowling, however. :) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/352475
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He was certainly a better writer than the idiots they hired for the film adaptions. "Oh, Sam!" "Mr Frodo!" If he wasn't such a good writer, then I wouldn't have enjoyed reading the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit so much.
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