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Originally Posted by Niamhxo

I know it is tough, I had to think about it alot, the final decision was made because, I could watch Harry Potter over and over but I have to be in the right frame of mind for LOTRs

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.