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I think there are (and always have been) a lot of readers of LotR who don't like Bombadil. If you're in it for the epic battle scenes and the dungeon crawl and
by rossdavidh 8y ago
I think there are (and always have been) a lot of readers of LotR who don't like Bombadil. If you're in it for the epic battle scenes and the dungeon crawl and the nighttime fight with wolves and so on, then the time with Bombadil grates.
I, myself, like him just fine. But it is true that a lot of people who liked the more "swords and sorcery" aspects of LotR, did not like Bombadil. And that's a goodly portion of the people who read the books (tho' by no means all).
- _bxg1 8y ago> If you're in it for the epic battle scenes [and not Tom Bombadil because he isn't violent enough] I feel sorry for people with so little capacity for whimsy and magic
- zentropia 8y agoAnd they especially dislike the songs.
- ajmurmann 8y ago> If you're in it for the epic battle scenes and the dungeon crawl and the nighttime fight with wolves and so on, then the time with Bombadil grates. If that's what you are looking for LotR might be one of the worst fantasy books one could pick.
- DougWebb 8y agoI agree; LotR is really a fantasy book for fans of walking places.
- klipt 8y agoA good long hike in book form!
- fhars 8y agoIf you are into long hikes in book form, you may still catch up with Corey Olsen if you hurry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIWPwDhtmXRcn1s0q8qONMGz https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIWPwDhtmXRc...
- DrScump 8y ago"Journeys require endpoints. Otherwise, you're not Frodo, you're just a homeless guy wandering around with stolen jewelry."
- bmurphy1976 8y agoBombadil was the remnants of a children's story left in an adult book. That's why he's a weird character, doesn't really fit anything and is quickly forgotten. He should have been edited out.
- hopler 8y agoWe all have remnants of a children's story in our adult lives. Perhaps we lose something by editing it out.