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I didn't think that Lord of the Rings was too bad. The endorsement of conservative and traditional values (as opposed to urban and modern ones) is something I can live with - after a war I expect that Tolkein wanted the security of tradition.
The book gets a bit more interesting if you read it as a nuclear thriller. The ring is too dangerous to keep, and difficult to destroy. And it gives its wearers symptoms compatible with radiation sickness.
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