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Originally Posted by Tarana
Most of the people who finish LOTR are not average readers, but above average readers. It is a difficult to read book. I could never read James Michener's books. By the third chapter, I simply could no longer plow through his excessive description. Which may be why LOTR was an issue. Lots of description - not very action oriented.
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Have you ever read James Clavell's Shogun, or better yet, seen the mini-series?
I've noticed that very few people are able to handle the descriptions, back story, and virtually unending dialogue. To be honest, if someone I don't know too well asks me about my favorite books and/or movies, I omit them.
Then again, I'm the kind of guy (in his mid-thirties) who can actually watch Sissi *IN GERMAN* and even enjoy it. If I should tell that to my friends, I'll probably get laughed at, ridiculed, or shot. Or worse.
A movie such as Transformers is just a two hour long explosion that never seems to end. As a Star Trek The Next Generation fan (because of episodes such as
The Measure of a Man and
The Inner Light), I have problems watching the new, action-oriented and explosion-filled reincarnation.