This is like fanzine writing, combative and narrow. If the history of the literary evaluation of Tolkien really interests you, I'd recommend Steve Walker's The

This is like fanzine writing, combative and narrow. If the history of the literary evaluation of Tolkien really interests you, I'd recommend Steve Walker's The Power of Tolkien's Prose (2009). It is short, readable, and calmer and better informed than TFA.