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> Now, for those of you who haven’t read the Discworld series, it is basically the anti-LOTR. This seems very wrong. Discworld heroes value the power of legend
by thih9 2y ago
> Now, for those of you who haven’t read the Discworld series, it is basically the anti-LOTR.
This seems very wrong. Discworld heroes value the power of legends, LOTR heroes live for everyday life and sillines. While different on the outside, the essence of these books can be quite similar.
- Barrin92 2y agoYes, it is very wrong. The Discworld series isn't that far from LOTR in spirit. It's just that Pratchett takes the modern secular humanist perspective and LOTR was a deeply Catholic work. Discworld is more meta, ironic, less overtly moral but does teach not so dissimilar lessons, which isn't particularly uncommon. The anti-LOTR has always been Dune, which Tolkien himself was aware of. It's one of the few stories he was uncharacteristically openly negative about.