Just like with Star Wars, revisiting one's preferred childhood media can lead to disappointment. I recently re-read Tolkien's material and have to admit that w

Just like with Star Wars, revisiting one's preferred childhood media can lead to disappointment. I recently re-read Tolkien's material and have to admit that whilst it is indeed genre-defining and carefully planned on the conceptual level LotR is indeed a heavily flawed book. I do not understand the reviewer's POV as we had excellent "high" literature all through the 20th century. I totally accept that the more nerdy HN community mostly see literature as having three genres (Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror) but there is a weird egghead world of people reading "art" books. Those who attended school might had the questionable experience of studying Hemingway or Joyce or Fitzgerald. These authors are different to Tolkien. You can indeed compare Beethoven to Elvis. Or Michelin gourmet places to street food. I am just not sure it makes sense. And no, one is not "better" than the other. Outside of the minds of console warmongers and GOP nominees there are more shades of grey than any shady SM e-book fanboi would ever fathom.