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Well, I for one favors GRRM over Tolkien. Tolkien has perhaps the richer universe, but GRRM is all about the people. And to me, that's what truly fascinating.
by norswap 9y ago
Well, I for one favors GRRM over Tolkien.
Tolkien has perhaps the richer universe, but GRRM is all about the people. And to me, that's what truly fascinating. All the characters are interesting, and relatable in some way (even those that are evil, or very different).
- larrik 9y agoIt's hard to fairly compare someone like GRRM to Tolkien. Writing technique and fashion has changed a lot since back then, Tolkein didn't really have a previous Tolkein to inspire him, and their motivations were completely different. Go further back to authors like H.G. Wells, and most of the characters didn't even have names (War of the Worlds and The Time Machine had very few named characters, for instance).