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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
It seems to me that you just explained exactly why a moron edition of LOTR is a bad idea. And I agree, that is a sad story.
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A total misunderstanding of what I have been saying.
There is a huge difference between leaving out something and changing something.
That said, the difficulty of the way The Night Land was written, has stopped a lot of people from reading it. Lord Of The Rings is child's play in comparison. That means a huge number have never gotten to appreciate such a wonderful unique story, that The Night Land is. So I am not against making that book more accessible ... just not for me, as I like and can cope with the original. I appreciate and respect that is not the same case for others, and don't belittle them for it.
Books that have been modified, are not the same as the original, can never have the same merit, but that doesn't mean they don't have significant other merit. To claim they don't is ludicrous and the height of blind snobbery and even arrogance.