Thread: The Iron Tower + Two Ways To Appreciate Middle Earth
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Old 09-03-2019, 01:36 PM   #103
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
Otherwise, an LOTR: Moron Edition seems like a terrible idea.
Plus... it's not as if LOTR is particularly difficult as it is. Long, sure, but it's not like it's full of heady prose and/or byzantine plotlines or anything. 12 and 13 year-olds have been ripping through the books for decades without much trouble. I see little advantage in editing and/or abridging to the point where non-readers will consider picking it up. Reading readers (yep, I said it) who enjoy fantasy are usually perfectly willing to give it a go early on. So just who who would the Moron Edition be targeted toward, and why would the Tolkien Estate be interested in catering to them?

EDIT: the question was to anyone, not just @ZodWallop, whom I quoted to mainly agree with.
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