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Mostly everything which is popular is overrated. It is just human nature to chat and discuss a common interest and over time it snowballs, and even though a series like LotR is a good one, people have a tendency to over rate things they like. We all do it.
I have had a tendency all my life to avoid the popular because one is mostly left scratching their head as to why so many people like it. LotR has clearly been embraced as some of the best fantasy literature by society. I have read the Silmarillion, the Hobbit and the lotR...and was read them as a child. They are good yarns for sure.
Personally i find the hobbit Tolkien's best book.
But for something which I adore, HP Lovecraft, I am sure people could easily accuse me of over rating him. Once we transcend objectivity in really loving something we cease to look at it clearly. So maybe I do over rate Lovecraft and under rate LotR. Makes no difference to me though.
Hell, I forget who, but one Russian writer once said (to paraphrase) "I love my country like i love my wife. I may criticize her but if anyone else does i will murder them"
Hmmmm insert 'troll' for murder and we have this thread.
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