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Originally Posted by setanta
I'm looking at it in terms of the influence they've had too. I mean, fantasy novels became a force after Tolkien because he created such a rich and diverse world in his novels, forming new languages as well. They were important and influential in the development of literature. Having said that, Harry Potter is just such great fun and has so many fully developed characters, rather than individuals who are prisoners of the narrative which is often the case in Tolkien's world - but yeah, he's all about mythology, whereas Potter is more immediate to our times. It's difficult.
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Yeah, I mean, there's no doubt LOTRs is fantastic and it's obvious the amount of work Tolkien put into it. But I have to say I just enjoy Harry Potter a teeny tiny bit more