JohnLukePikkerd
JohnLukePikkerd t1_ixptsfe wrote
Reply to comment by filisterr in The Hobbit was a big disappointment for me by filisterr
I personally hated it, but it wasn't meant as an insult. They're two different styles/authors and people have their preferences. It's likely that if you prefer the one you won't like the other.
JohnLukePikkerd t1_ixpt0uj wrote
Reply to The Hobbit was a big disappointment for me by filisterr
If you liked The Name of the Wind then Tolkien probably isn't for you.
JohnLukePikkerd t1_ixgaqnp wrote
Reply to When is the authors POV too much? by Extension_Virus_835
This doesn't sound like literary criticism, but more like political commentary by people who don't like the views of the authors.
Like when right-wingers got upset about a black stormtrooper or a black character in Star Trek and suddenly "science fiction shouldn't push political messages".
JohnLukePikkerd t1_iugshci wrote
Gatekeeping.
It's a type of "fandom" behaviour that's meant to shame you for not "doing it right".
JohnLukePikkerd t1_jcb5h64 wrote
Reply to Why read Tolkien? by PM-ME-HOLES
Tolkien is a cup of tea.
If you don't like tea, you won't like Tolkien.